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It is 530, and I will call our city council meeting to order, and welcome you all here this evening, and those who have joined us virtually. Thank you for being here. Before we get started, I want to announce that Mr. Lee Al, third row back is 90 years old.

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He said he met Columbus.

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If you will all please rise for invocation by council member Paul Gaetong, followed by the pledges.

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Thank you all very, very much. May we have the roll call, please.

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House

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member Raeah, House member Vindez, House member Levin, House member Rengale, House member

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Gaiton, Bear Poetem Carter, House member Beesenbach, House member Keller, Mayor Dawdon,

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I'm here.

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Thank you very much.

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A gender item five is a hearing of residents, it's an invitation to hear citizens and

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council members in advance of regular business on items other than what is on the agenda,

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which shall be limited to five minutes.

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Due to the open meetings at discussion on that matter,

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not on the agenda, are not allowed.

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Therefore, discussion shall be limited to

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a statement of specific factual information

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given in response to an inquiry,

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a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry,

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a proposal to place the subject

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on the agenda for a future meeting.

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And please, for the record,

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speak into the microphone and give us your name and address.

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Do we have anyone any audience who'd like to come forth

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at this time?

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Please.

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Come here there.

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My name is Jim Nephew.

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I live at 141 Greenway Drive here in Seguine.

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And I wonder if I could start out with passing some pictures.

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These pictures that are coming around the right now are actually what I and my

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neighbors are dealing with on the street that we live on.

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So the reason I'm here is to, I've already been in conversation with

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with the mayor, with the city manager, with John, and public works, but I feel like I just needed to say this so that everybody knew that this was a problem, and we all, it's always better if we're all on the same page.

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So I'm going to kind of go over where we're at right now.

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Okay, so in September of 2022, I purchased my home at 141 greenway drive.

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After several months of living there, we experienced our first measurable rainfall.

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There was a massive amount of water being held on the road in front of mine and my neighbor's houses,

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equating to thousands of gallons.

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We have no sidewalks in this one street neighborhood, so any traversing past the end of my driveway

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We need to be done by crossing people's yards, wearing rain boots or driving vehicles through

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it.

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At one point in the road, the water completely crosses the road with no pavement viewable.

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It takes days for this water to dissipate into the ground and underneath the street.

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Now I want to say in here an interjecting there that city does come out Monday through Friday

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to suck up the water for the rain that happens the fall during the week, but they do not

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amount on the weekends.

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I have talked to him and been visited by residents by John from public

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works and also the city manager of skiing to discuss this problem. The public works

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department did some elevation checks and found that a road would need extensive work

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resulting in the expenditure of millions of dollars. I asked John if he could do a temporary fix.

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The water just needs to travel 150 feet to get around the corner a lot at the end of the street

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where it can then follow its natural path to the drainage ditch.

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He told me, no, he is not going to do any temporary fixes.

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The only solution to him was to completely redo the whole road,

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which would put us on the 5-year plant.

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It's been almost a year since we've talked about this.

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As I mentioned, I don't know that we're on the 5-year plant yet,

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so we're returning to 6 for configuring the 7.

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The only solution to him was to completely redo the whole road.

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The advice that up the road on Greenway Drive

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There is not a problem with it holding water.

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John and the city manager told me to fix the problem would require being on the five-year plan, as I mentioned, for budgeting purposes just due to the amount of money involved.

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I still contend that a temporary low cost fix could be done to save the city the expense of sucking up the water every time it rains.

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Speaking of sucking up the water, there was an agreement from John that they would send out

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the street sweeper to suck the water up when it rains.

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The truck then travels down river oaks where they could dump the water from the sweeper unit

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then returning to collect more water.

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This requires many trips for the sweeper to collect and dump the water taking one to two hours

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to get accomplished.

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This only happens during business hours and I've already mentioned that.

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It has been coming up to one year now and I've mentioned that also, since I have met

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John in the city manager and I've yet to this point not hurt from anyone as far as being

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on the five-year plan. So I called the mayor. She was not aware of the problem. So I proceeded

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to explain it to her only after she called me back a week later. She said she would check

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into it and get back with me and I believe that the conversation that I had with the city

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more manager was as a result of me calling you. So now a five-year plan turns into six years

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because nothing is being talked about,

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will six years be turned into seven.

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How long does this go on just to get in the books?

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I've also been in contact with this council member Carter

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on these happenings, and she has also made some phone calls for me.

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Our street cannot wait five years to remedy this issue.

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It will only get worse.

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Right now, the road is sinking, and it will continue to sink.

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Even though we're sucking up some of the water,

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on the weekends, it still remains.

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As the water gets sucked into the ground, the road will continue to sink.

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So, now I have about exhausted all of my efforts of contacting those that can fix this problem.

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I will, although, continue to be vocal to anyone that will listen to explain the unfortunate nature of this problem.

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And once again, I re-emphasize a temporary fix will work.

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allowing me to speak, allow me to speak of the related issue that the

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end of my street is experiencing, the one that I live on, and it's partially

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blamed on the retention of water on the road. I use the word partially. Every

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house on my end of the street has issues with their foundations. Currently there

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have been six houses that have had to have their foundations either stabilized or

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re-level. Two more houses need to be done, but the owners for whatever reason

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will not get there's done.

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Mr. Nephew, that's your five minutes, but I'm going to let you continue.

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Okay, it's just about done anyway. Thank you very much.

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Probably work.

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This water that seeps into the foreground,

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allows the earth to move and it's somewhat responsible for our house foundation being damaged.

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I personally have spent $15,000 just since I've lived in this house to get my foundation stabilized.

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In closing, let me make you aware that I do not, I do have construction experience.

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I know that a temporary low cost fixed could be made to solve the problem until the so-called

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five-year plan could be initiated.

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The fixed would resemble basically what they have already done on River Oak, which is just

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on a smaller scale and that's the road behind me.

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And I just want to re-emphasize again that I am very positive if we approach it in the manner

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of thinking that we'll do a temporary fix that a temporary fix will work.

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Thank you, sir.

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We appreciate you.

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Thank you.

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Anyone else like to come forth?

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Any council members?

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Yes.

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Council member Keller.

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Last week, I requested that our city council consider a resolution in support of Governor Abbott's action at the Texas Mexico border.

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Many other states quickly gave their support to Governor Abbott.

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Since this request, the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court, unanimously passed a similar resolution.

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Governor Abbott was forced to take action because the invasion of thousands of persons from countries throughout the world. Federal border agents have been ordered to keep the borders open to any and all who want to enter our country.

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This is happening 165 miles from our home. Since January 2021 over 8 million illegal border crossings have occurred.

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These numbers are on top of the millions that preceded this invasion.

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Much of what is happening at the border includes human trafficking and smuggling, including

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many children.

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It is a humanitarian disaster.

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Border security is not a partisan issue, and it threatens to alter our way of life in Texas

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and America.

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Cities all over America are being overrun with this invasion.

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So action like our state is taking is warranted.

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I continue to support our governor and county commissioners and encourage everyone else to do the same.

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Thank you, sir. Anyone else? Yes, sir.

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Funny that Bill had brought that out because over the weekend, and I guess it was on Friday, I had had a similar thought.

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And I know it was last week. Monday when we were supposed to have things turned into Steve if we wanted to have an opportunity to have them on our agenda.

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And I had contacted him on Wednesday, so I was a little bit late, but I did hear that our commissioners court had a resolution for this and I just want to come out and publicly say that I support their resolution.

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I stand with them and I stand with our governor. There's something that needs to be done and I think that we just need to all stand together and come together as a community and as a state and do what needs to be done to protect the United States from America's borders.

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Thank you. Anyone else?

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Quickly, I didn't know we're going to get into this. Thank you, Bill for bringing in her. Thank you, Jason.

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I personally thank our permission. I thank the Commissioner's Court for their actions. I fully supported as well.

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I hope it's something that we can do.

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Thank you. Anyone else?

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City Manager Parker, do you have something?

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And then I'll do my announcements.

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I'll just make sure we didn't have any more comments.

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I know, I just made.

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I did want to introduce our new city clerk, Kristen Miller, who is joining us today as our first meeting.

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This is her

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part of our second week, and so we did challenge her on Friday with the agenda that was everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, but Miss Mueller comes with a lot of experience and we're very excited to have her, she was the former city clerk and you can I'm a developer director for the city of Universal City, new a lot of people that she worked with.

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I'll choose a visit in the brawl polls as well as a city of Cal, and when I check references

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everybody raved about her, including her former boss with the Eorecels city who was stealing

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her from still raved about her.

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So we're very excited to have half her, she's going to be a great team team mate with Kim.

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I think we're going to take it even to a higher level in the city clerk's office, so I'm excited

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about those two working together and they are working together very well.

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so excited about that. On one other note, I am very pleased to announce that our Rudolf Road

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Extension Beats came in today. Well under budget, we'll still have to be validated by engineers

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to make sure that those kids are actually legit, but it is very, very good news. We're very excited

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today. Maybe hopefully this is a trend, maybe some of our expectations.

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get out of the pool. Yeah, how are they? They will evaluate that and we're

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open to have the destruction dates somewhere in the month of April beginning

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to make some sitting out. This is the project that's been delayed

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easily five, six years by the federal government. I don't know that, but I am so

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excited that this thing is going to be moving forward and under budget. Well, let's

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check it. Frank's right out before we make that public like yes. I just want to

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say that the mayor Williams who is the mayor of Universal City came up to me and

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meeting and he said you stole her and I said anyway so welcome by the way she does live in

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our community or children go to school here and she's very very excited about being here

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within the community to be able to do some things with them and I think that's really special.

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So thank you and welcome.

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9 minutes to be composed of post on our community so.

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Just some announcements.

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The city of Sigean is partnered with South Texas Blood and tissue to host a blood drive

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on Friday, February the 23rd.

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The Blood Mobile will be at the Seguine Colosseum parking lot located at 9.50 South Austin Street from 9 to 1,

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that's February 23rd. It is open to our entire community, and appointments may be made online,

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just visit our city's website or our Facebook page to register, and of course walkins are also

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welcome and available. The public is invited to attend three upcoming public meetings to assist in

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creating a vision for the redevelopment of the downtown Wells Fargo property. All meetings will be

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The dates are Wednesday, February 21st, for the first one, Thursday, March 7th, for the

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second one, and Wednesday, March 20th, for the third.

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The public is encouraged to attend one or all three of these meetings.

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A project website has also been created, and the public can visit ourvisitsegeme.com

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Backslash Wells Fargo.

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Take the call.

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Six o'clock, February 21, March 7, PM. March 20. The Sigean Police Department is now accepting applications for the 2024 Citizen's Police Academy. Guess what? It's free. The 12 week Citizen's Police Academy begins March the 5th, which is a Tuesday.

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Classes will be every Tuesday from 6 to 9 in the Seguine Police Department Training Room.

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I believe you're going to do some amazing things.

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Applications are available at the Police Department or on the CS website on the Police

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Department's page.

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Applications are due no later than February 23 at 5 p.m.

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And I will tell you it fills up fast.

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So if you want to participate, please go tonight.

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Fill out your application and send it in.

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The other thing is, I want you to know that I've been looking around and there's tons

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of Valentine's events in our in-seguing Texas as well as

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Valentine's events.

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And I think there's more this year than there's ever been.

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So I look for you to love and partake.

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Thank you all very much.

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Moving on to agenda item six is our presentation.

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The Sigeon Youth Career Expo Recap and Video by our Director

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of Economic Development Josh.

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Good evening Mayor Council, Mr. Parker.

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Kind of video to share with you all tonight regarding our youth career

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This is an annual event that the EDC puts on in partnership with our area school districts.

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So this year on January 10th over at the Sagan Coliseum, we welcome to over 800 eighth grade students

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from Mary and ISD, Navarro ISD, Sagan ISD and Southwest Preparatory School.

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The best way to describe this event is a trade show for these eighth graders.

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So we invite companies representing industries across the board that have a presence here in Sagan

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to come to set up an interactive trade booth area, and when the students arrive, those students

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are going to be engaging with those employers learning about different career pathways,

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what companies do here in Sigean, and really just provide that influence and that exposure

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to the different careers and career pathways that are available to them.

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So we've gotten a tremendous amount of positive feedback on this event.

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It seems like it just keeps getting better year every year.

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And I'd really like to credit Ashlyn Reed and Brittany Watson for all the hard work that they do.

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This is a very large event and they just are able to have it run without a hitch.

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So incredibly proud of all the hard work.

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So I'm going to go ahead and play the video and be happy to answer any questions if you all have any on the event itself.

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Corporation and welcome to the ingenious correct vote.

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The Seguine Youth Career Expo is an opportunity for our employers in Seguine to showcase and highlight careers and career pathways to aid creators and the next generation of our workforce here in Seguine.

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Today is so important because Seguine is on a path for huge tremendous growth and these kids need to be excited about what they can contribute back to our community.

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It's not just like it used to be when we were in a little town and that there was going on here and you wanted to leave to go find other things to do.

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It's how come, and here, it's important for these kids to know that businesses are growing,

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the communities growing, and they can give their talents right back to the community,

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to write here in home, and that's exciting.

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It's important to reach these kids or get connected with them early so that you can show them

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the different pathways that are out there, so for us, as far as auto-vitter production

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don't have them, roughly as I want to make sure that we bring that equipment.

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And show them, you're going to get your hands on this, you're going to get dirty doing this

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stuff, and you're going to mess up, but it's okay, because that's how you learn.

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This is a place to learn the method we have available for you.

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So many opportunities in this small account of the Dean, engineering, manufacturing,

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the medical, the Dean's got a lot of great opportunities for those children who know.

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So as you can see on the video, we don't bring all 800 eighth graded students all at once.

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We bring them in waves throughout the day, but it's just a really good opportunity, again,

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for them to learn what our companies do here in Sagan be exposed to those different

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pathways. And it's not just about the companies as well. We also, the school districts are highlighting

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the different career and technical education pathways that are available for these eighth grade

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students as they're getting set to go into high school. And we've also partnered with entities like

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the San Antonio Science Museum over at Port San Antonio and the Texas A&M Spark Center to come out

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and do interactive robotics and things like that with the kids as well. So again, just really

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out of the team got a credit blue horizon media for a great video as well over

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clapping that but yeah look forward to continuing to grow this event going into

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2024. Thank you Josh. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I kept hearing that had a great time in that dog scared her by the damn.

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I did. I asked Josh to put this on because I thought it was a really great

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event. I got the opportunity to go and visit all the booths and interact with

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some of the kids and I was really proud of our team.

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We stepped up, IT, electric utility department,

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please fire, we're all there engaging the kids.

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And the only thing I could think of is that I wish

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that I would have known this when I was a kid

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and all I knew I was a good at math,

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but when it became an accountant later,

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did I have a county's about compression,

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boring progression in the world, no offense, Susan.

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Um,

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it did be well, but at the end of the day,

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It's just getting them exposed to all the different types of companies out there and the

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opportunities because not everybody's going to go to college and it was a really great

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event and if I want to make sure that Josh and his team got to those for this.

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And so when they're deciding my understanding is through our interview in the school district,

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they decided the students decide a career path way at that age and so it's very important

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that we expose them to many, many different things.

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So thank you for doing that.

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So you got it.

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We appreciate you.

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Thank you very much.

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Moving on to agenda item seven, which is our consent agenda and I will take a motion.

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Council member Reya moves to have a second.

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Council member Rangale seconds, any further discussion?

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All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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All right.

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Same sign opposed.

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Motion carries.

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Thank you.

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We're going to move up one of our action items.

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We're going to move up action item two four dash oh five nine.

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Since most of our audiences is here for that, they don't have to stay the whole night because

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it's really long.

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So, Bruce, sorry.

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I was getting myself prepared.

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Mayor Dodgen, Council members, tonight we're here to extend the legacy of Starky Park

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golf course.

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Wait a second, I have to read it.

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You know, I've lost my mind.

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24 days.

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Oh, five not.

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I didn't even see a finger go up back there from Mark.

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Resolution of the City Council, the City of St.

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Texas authorizing staff to move forward with a golf course renovation plan, utilizing Ross

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Golf design to develop an invitation for bids for each respective element of renovation

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and to authorize the director of finance, our great accountant Susan, to begin integrating

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the renovation cost estimate into a payment schedule that accommodates the cost of renovations

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and operation losses during the renovation period into clearing an effective date.

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Bruce, sorry about that. Okay. Mayor Dodging Council members, tonight we're here to

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the legacy of Sarky Park golf course. It's been a part of our community since 1938 and we want to

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make sure it makes it to its 110th anniversary and even longer. And I'm going to do a short review

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of the presentation we had at the workshop and made a few little changes and I'll be interested

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to show you that. So the first thing we talked about was our turf. The majority of it is

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common for mutegrass. It prefers to be mode at two inches. We're mode in our fairways and green

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around the teas at three quarters of an inch and it puts a lot of stress on that grass

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and you can see in the picture on the right some of the grass has adapted over the years

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and it does okay but the rest of it just can't handle it and then I need to put herbicide

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on it three to four times a year to keep the weeds down and that stresses out even more.

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So it's just said it's we just need a new turf there and then on the left you'll see the greens

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and I'm not going to go into that history but we have grass from 1938 we have grass from

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1980, we have grass again from the mid-90s when they re-did some of the greens or all the greens on the front, but one or two at a time.

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And then we have whatever grass the flow of 98 brought to the golf course.

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And then in 0-4, they planted another, the greens were accidentally killed, and they planted some more grass, but that turf farm.

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It came from a turf farm that was 40 years old, so we had mutations.

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We tried to last this ditch effort and 2013 to put a new modern variety there, but the old varieties just took over real quick.

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And so the only way that can be fixed is a renovation.

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And then our irrigation system is literally falling apart at the seams.

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The slide on left shows cracks and it used to be just fittings.

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But now it's the main line pipes are also cracking, you see on the right.

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And, you know, it's a very time consuming, and it happens three or four times a week,

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a lot of most weeks, and it's just more than my little crew can handle.

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And, you know, in the presentation, I mean, in the workshop, we talked about the fact that

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the pipes on the back, back nine, or 43 years old, in the front, the 34-year-old.

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So that's a long time to have pipe in the ground.

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And then above ground, we also have problems too. You can see this is a picture

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that the fire department took for me in the last July. You can see where we don't have

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irrigation on the left and on the right you can see what also probably face we talked about that.

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The circles that are filled in are where the sprinklers are on number six green and you can see the line around them.

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That's where the sprinklers cover and so I can water the greens pretty well but I'm not able to water the grass outside the greens without flooding the greens and a renovation will fix that.

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And in two years ago, we hired the National Golf Foundation to come and look at our situation and make recommendations.

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And they came and assessed the course met with the staff, met with our golfers, and this is what they recommended.

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Total replacement and expansion of the Greens, total renovation and expansion of the T-boxes, total renovation of the Fairways, total replacement and expansion of the irrigation system,

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Total renovation of our sand bunkers and total renovation expansion of the driving range.

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The council agreed to that and they let us hire Brian Ross Golf design to come up with a plan and

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Brian finished that estimate last November and this is what it came up with, a project cost of

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$8,787,471, less the ARPA funds that we received so it's about a $8.1 million project.

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And our current estimate is that the bond will cost $575,000 a year for 30 years, and that

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changed much since we had a meeting at the end.

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So, question is, how are we going to fund that?

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At our last meeting we talked about raising our rates, and we mentioned the rates that are

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in yellow.

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And after the meeting during the workshop, people expressed concerns about that, because

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it would take us from a point where our primary attraction was value to a point where we were

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going to have to be quality was going to be our number one thing and we were going

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to be in direct competition with the courses in our market area for the first time ever.

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And some concern was expressed about those rates so we looked at them and there you can see

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in the blue that's closer to what the National Go Foundation recommended based on the income

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level of our community and I think they're much more reasonable.

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But it does come with a cost, like cost, and here they are.

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And I will just address, you know, we don't need to look at all the numbers.

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But just look at the bottom numbers, the yellow ones and the red ones.

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If we reach 40,000 rounds with the high fees, we'll have, we'll need a general fund,

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supplement of $376,000.

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And if we go with our lower fees that are more affordable,

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that will go up to about $543,000.

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It sounds like a lot, and it's about $160,000, but if you look at the general fund contributions,

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it's really done change at that much.

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And I'm not going to go through all those numbers, but the years show what the general fund

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contribution was before we took over complete operations.

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Before 2016, 2017, the golf pros got portion of the revenues.

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in 2017, we changed that and we didn't need a general fund contribution, but if you look

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down there at the average, you'll see that it was 0.72% of the general fund is what the historic

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average is. If we go with the high fees, we might be able to get there, be about the same,

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but if we make it more affordable for all our residents, it's only three tenths of a percent

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more. And so that's something we talked to Rick and Steve about it. We'll bring that to the

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Council and let y'all decide on what the rate should be and then you know we'll get community input

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But I just wanted you to be aware that we'll cost a little bit more

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It will have a little bit more effect on the general fund

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and so any questions or comments about those

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Be due the golf course because we don't we're gonna lose our ball

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As I told you on the last counts of meeting if we don't do something soon you can drive by

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Shepherd Allen you'll see what we're gonna look like on our hundredth anniversary the irrigation

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Yes, sir. Thank you. Councilman Guy's time. Anyone else? Yeah, Susan. You and I just talked a couple minutes ago and my question to you was in the down time

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The year that we're going to be without we're going to have

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820,000-ish dollars that's going to need to come out will you come speak to that since you're such a great account

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I counted my beans before I came down here, but anyway, and yeah, we spoke before and there is some fun balance currently and the current golf operating fun.

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I don't want to spend it all down because I like to maintain something in there, but we can use current fun balance.

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So I don't think we're going to, the general fund's going to have to subsidize a whole in 125,000 or so.

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I haven't mentioned this to Steve, but I was thinking mid-year, I could come back and put some money back

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for next year when we start the project. That way it doesn't hit the general fund all at once and we won't have to put the whole bill next year.

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So I think we can do this.

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Thank you.

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And we're also looking at the opportunities related to possibilities of maybe using hotel motel funds to

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supplement some of the bond funds and so forth, so that we don't play together. And then obviously,

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You know, as we start to look at bigger sales and so forth and maybe with our opportunities

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where we can actually, in my opinion, you know, maybe there's a discount rate for city

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residents versus people paying a little more who come in.

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Obviously, you got to balance that out with relation to where they still come if it's a higher rate.

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But, you know, overall I think we can massage this and work together and be transparent on where we are

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and come up with a good game plan.

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But I do really appreciate the City Council for making sure they challenge

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this challenge just on this project, because it is a big commitment.

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And like I said, you know, we're a strong growth mode, we've got a lot of sales

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tax companies starting to come in, you're seeing that new growth come in,

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and but we have a lot of other projects as well.

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But I really do look at when you look at the value of what this means to our

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our business community, our school districts, and so forth. And we did a great job of getting,

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making sure that we reached out to them. We had the pandemic and we are currently, we have

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chamber of commerce, and the school districts all give letters of support as well, because

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this is a important community that we grow and eventually get a comfort center and things like that

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in our community. Having this asset will be really a game changer in my opinion, but it does take

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want to encourage for the city council to make these types of commitments and but overall.

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This is an an ordinary, you know, we do supplement parks, I think that's another point

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that we made, you know, we are parks department, you know, probably bring cost us a million

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a half to mo and change the garbage and so forth, they make 100,000 and revenue and rentals

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and so forth.

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So we're subsidizing them, this is another quality of life asset that yes we could supplement

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some, but work together to make sure it's minimal and so we can still move forward with other

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quality of life projects.

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And this is all based on where we are today.

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Anybody else?

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Yes.

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As you say, it's correct.

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Is there any one side?

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Okay.

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Do you need anything else?

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I was just about to touch on all that.

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Go ahead.

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And so, Sea Golf does make accounting interesting at times.

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So, yes.

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And you know, this golf course has been a big part of our history, you know, Pan Am

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like started in 1958.

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It is home to the Zagine Matadors, the Navarro team, and the TLU golf team.

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And you know, young people are part of this golf course, and the guy, the young gentleman

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you see there in the red, check an air in hand, he holds a course record that happened in

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a high school tournament.

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Oh, I can.

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Well, you could still just change it.

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And the number of birds?

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61, right?

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Six?

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Oh, that's pretty impressive.

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I really don't like them.

433
00:33:36,250 --> 00:33:38,450
And so we're also continuing our legacy

434
00:33:39,090 --> 00:33:42,670
by, with our first T program, four sessions a year.

435
00:33:42,790 --> 00:33:44,630
We have young people teaching how to play golf.

436
00:33:45,170 --> 00:33:49,550
And then Jack's team has also added three to four programs

437
00:33:49,550 --> 00:33:52,690
a year with their new aquatics and athletics director.

438
00:33:53,070 --> 00:33:56,550
And so we're teaching the next generation how

439
00:33:56,550 --> 00:34:02,090
to play golf but we need somewhere for them to play and so y'all can do that tonight.

440
00:34:02,330 --> 00:34:06,310
So at this time staff is asking the council to approve the resolution before you and begin

441
00:34:06,310 --> 00:34:07,590
the renovation project.

442
00:34:07,870 --> 00:34:09,530
Sam Marcus also comes over in my credit.

443
00:34:10,230 --> 00:34:11,430
Because they have no golf course.

444
00:34:13,110 --> 00:34:15,170
Is there anyone, I'll go ahead.

445
00:34:15,450 --> 00:34:16,970
Bruce, I just wanted to thank you.

446
00:34:17,050 --> 00:34:18,710
The workshop you guys put on this fantastic.

447
00:34:18,730 --> 00:34:23,790
In fact, I'm not sure if we really have to add anything based off that informative session.

448
00:34:23,790 --> 00:34:26,150
But as I came in the day, my only question was,

449
00:34:26,190 --> 00:34:28,010
and I like the last question you asked Paul,

450
00:34:28,230 --> 00:34:29,930
then they had a workshop about, or the thought

451
00:34:29,930 --> 00:34:32,570
that you had about getting it under 50.

452
00:34:32,750 --> 00:34:34,950
And that appeals to me very much to the Greenspees.

453
00:34:35,730 --> 00:34:38,790
So yes, so I really liked the idea, though,

454
00:34:38,790 --> 00:34:39,710
Steve, that you just mentioned

455
00:34:39,710 --> 00:34:41,810
who's having a lower rate for Sigean citizens.

456
00:34:41,990 --> 00:34:43,470
I'm not so sure I'm that concerned.

457
00:34:43,930 --> 00:34:45,770
I hope there's no out of town or there's no out of town or there's no out of play.

458
00:34:46,150 --> 00:34:50,310
Not so sure I'm concerned about lowering it to under 50 for out of towners.

459
00:34:50,370 --> 00:34:52,710
And one reason I say that is, why do people come?

460
00:34:52,710 --> 00:34:53,970
and you know, I'm not a golfer.

461
00:34:54,270 --> 00:34:56,670
Why did people come from out of town to play here?

462
00:34:56,810 --> 00:34:58,770
And I would submit after our discussion today

463
00:34:58,770 --> 00:35:00,810
that it's not just because it's affordable,

464
00:35:01,590 --> 00:35:04,170
but because they don't have to play a six-hour round of golf.

465
00:35:04,230 --> 00:35:05,150
That's what we're talking about.

466
00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:08,570
So it may still be worthwhile for people to come here.

467
00:35:08,650 --> 00:35:11,690
$50 around to have a three-hour round of golf.

468
00:35:13,450 --> 00:35:16,610
We can talk about the fees during the day.

469
00:35:16,910 --> 00:35:18,850
Yeah, during the next, you know,

470
00:35:18,930 --> 00:35:20,450
during the budget meeting before we reopen.

471
00:35:20,990 --> 00:35:28,110
And, you know, we do have to be careful because land, after they renovated, they raise their prices way up, plagued or opt.

472
00:35:28,530 --> 00:35:34,630
So they had to come back down and their land is scheduled to go out five dollars on their green fees this month.

473
00:35:35,090 --> 00:35:36,190
They're taking that to council.

474
00:35:37,330 --> 00:35:41,610
So yeah, we can, you know, we can start low and then adjust it or whatever we need to do.

475
00:35:41,630 --> 00:35:42,770
We're going to let the council get involved.

476
00:35:43,690 --> 00:35:45,270
We'll look at numbers and data data data.

477
00:35:45,270 --> 00:35:54,810
But tonight we're just approving moving forward with the project. Is that it? Not necessarily approving rates. Correct. Is there anyone signed up to speak? Yes,

478
00:35:57,440 --> 00:35:59,960
off the Howard loan at Eric. Come on Eric.

479
00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:10,320
Hey, Ms. Eric, after I leave at 2 o'clock in the morning, I'm a Chairman of the Golf

480
00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:14,640
Advisory Board, and basically I shouldn't be here because our booths are still in

481
00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:15,220
all.

482
00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:16,480
I wonder what I was going to say.

483
00:36:16,580 --> 00:36:21,100
I was basically going to say to y'all, I appreciate everything y'all have done to do this.

484
00:36:21,140 --> 00:36:25,140
I think you've done terrific, due diligence as a citizen, I appreciate that.

485
00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:30,640
And I do want to say, nearly every time I'm in a meeting similar to this, I get asked,

486
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:37,200
What do you think about, you know, and so I want to be clear that I think this is important.

487
00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:43,660
We need to do it support and the whole thing as you have before you.

488
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:51,400
The only other thing I was going to say is it also has been addressed in that is that it keeps the rates as low as possible for the citizens.

489
00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:56,640
But not only that, as Bruce said, with the land of raise, there raised too high, they could

490
00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:57,980
have to go back down.

491
00:36:58,580 --> 00:37:04,500
So there's two good reasons to keep our rates in tow, and I don't think we raise those

492
00:37:04,500 --> 00:37:05,060
rates up.

493
00:37:05,060 --> 00:37:06,620
We won't get to 40,000 rounds.

494
00:37:06,740 --> 00:37:11,400
And it probably end up hurting us in a way, as far as trying to get to come in and have

495
00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:11,980
to go, of course.

496
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:14,340
So I appreciate your time, and that's all I had to say tonight.

497
00:37:14,620 --> 00:37:14,920
Thank you.

498
00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:17,240
We appreciate you volunteering on the golf committee.

499
00:37:17,780 --> 00:37:19,400
Chris, anyone else?

500
00:37:22,810 --> 00:37:27,470
Anything else? So I'm going to speak a minute just because, you know,

501
00:37:28,050 --> 00:37:33,650
I lived off for a long time. And, you know, I did some work in looking at why we need

502
00:37:33,650 --> 00:37:38,550
Sarky Park, and I think we're just really preaching to the choir, but for me and you've heard

503
00:37:38,550 --> 00:37:45,510
me say this before, but we deserve nice things, and we deserve things we can be proud of,

504
00:37:45,750 --> 00:37:50,210
and we deserve things that we can use to market Sagan. Our library is a prime example.

505
00:37:50,410 --> 00:37:54,610
of what it does and who it brings and I really feel our golf course can do that as well.

506
00:37:55,350 --> 00:38:02,670
I think that we have a variety of activities and we have other things to do but this is one piece

507
00:38:02,670 --> 00:38:09,980
of what we need to make our community healthier if I might say that.

508
00:38:10,260 --> 00:38:16,080
You know we pride our self in our history and our longevity and the golf course is a part of that.

509
00:38:16,220 --> 00:38:22,160
It's a huge part of that history and pride and so I think we need to take that back because we've

510
00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:26,860
some of that in the sense of what it looks like, honestly.

511
00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:29,580
And I want to bring that back.

512
00:38:29,980 --> 00:38:30,480
I want that.

513
00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:32,560
I want people to come and play here because they know what

514
00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:34,460
Starkey Park was and is.

515
00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:36,300
So those are just my thoughts about it.

516
00:38:37,240 --> 00:38:38,400
And I will entertain a motion.

517
00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,300
I will move to authorize staff to move forward.

518
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,080
I'm a call from the course of renovation.

519
00:38:43,540 --> 00:38:44,200
I'm going to start the part.

520
00:38:44,460 --> 00:38:46,180
We have a motion by Council Member Keller.

521
00:38:46,340 --> 00:38:47,580
Do I have a second?

522
00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:50,140
Council Member Medez seconds?

523
00:38:50,620 --> 00:38:51,600
Any further discussion?

524
00:38:52,300 --> 00:38:54,860
All those in favor signify by saying aye.

525
00:38:54,860 --> 00:38:55,640
All right.

526
00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:56,920
Same sign opposed.

527
00:38:57,620 --> 00:38:58,500
Motion carries.

528
00:38:59,340 --> 00:38:59,900
Congratulations.

529
00:39:00,180 --> 00:39:00,640
Thank you.

530
00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:01,600
Thank you.

531
00:39:06,130 --> 00:39:06,810
Thank you all very much.

532
00:39:06,870 --> 00:39:08,450
Thank you all very much.

533
00:39:11,730 --> 00:39:18,470
Moving on to action item 24-20 public hearing and ordinance on first reading.

534
00:39:18,730 --> 00:39:22,490
Take a certain amendments to the City of Seagames Unified Development Code, the UDC.

535
00:39:22,490 --> 00:39:31,510
section 1.21 and 1.2.2 officials authority and responsibility of the City Council and planning

536
00:39:31,510 --> 00:39:36,350
and zoning commission and section 3.218 planning unit development.

537
00:39:36,850 --> 00:39:37,230
Hello, Pam.

538
00:39:38,190 --> 00:39:38,630
Good evening.

539
00:39:40,250 --> 00:39:44,650
So staff is proposing some amendments to the planning unit development zoning district.

540
00:39:44,930 --> 00:39:52,130
Some of the information in there is just clarity to make sure that the applicants that come

541
00:39:52,130 --> 00:39:54,910
to the city that plan a planned unit development

542
00:39:54,910 --> 00:39:57,790
understand the difference between the zoning district

543
00:39:57,790 --> 00:40:00,590
itself and what a general land use plan is.

544
00:40:01,170 --> 00:40:02,590
In addition to some of that clarity,

545
00:40:02,910 --> 00:40:05,510
there are a few changes that I highlighted in the memo.

546
00:40:05,810 --> 00:40:07,990
Previously, the general land use plan,

547
00:40:08,130 --> 00:40:10,530
which is the detailed plan that you must have

548
00:40:10,530 --> 00:40:12,430
if you have a planned unit development,

549
00:40:12,750 --> 00:40:14,530
just went to the planning and zoning commission.

550
00:40:15,070 --> 00:40:17,930
This change would then have that recommendation

551
00:40:17,930 --> 00:40:20,430
from planning and zoning commission come to City Council,

552
00:40:20,430 --> 00:40:27,210
very similar to the actual zoning district itself, and many of the other changes in the code reflect

553
00:40:27,210 --> 00:40:32,130
the exact same process as the zoning process. The other change in there was taking out

554
00:40:32,130 --> 00:40:36,750
some of the language that speaks specifically to going through the plating process and the

555
00:40:36,750 --> 00:40:43,830
subdivision design at the same time is zoning, really zoning should occur first. So we have taken

556
00:40:43,830 --> 00:40:48,930
those sections out of the code as well that is very hard to enforce because of the development process.

557
00:40:48,930 --> 00:40:55,130
So any questions you have, I'm glad to answer the Planning and Zoning Commission did recommend approval.

558
00:40:56,030 --> 00:40:59,930
I'll recess our regular meeting and move into a public hearing. Is there any one side up to speak?

559
00:41:04,420 --> 00:41:08,040
They're being done. I'll recess our public hearing and move back into our regular meeting.

560
00:41:08,460 --> 00:41:09,360
Any discussion?

561
00:41:10,180 --> 00:41:10,560
I have a question.

562
00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:11,340
Yes.

563
00:41:12,140 --> 00:41:15,780
Well, I refreshed my grandkids and then I guess it updated.

564
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:21,520
And I don't have the actual updates where you redlined on here anymore for some reasons.

565
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,740
So I can't tell you exactly where it was.

566
00:41:23,820 --> 00:41:24,620
Oh, there it is now, OK.

567
00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:32,660
I guess section 3, 2, 18, where, let me see, procedure.

568
00:41:33,660 --> 00:41:39,440
See, talking about a three quarters vote by city council

569
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:42,900
to overturn the recommendation.

570
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:48,040
It's my understanding that for zoning, that three quarters

571
00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:50,040
is kind of a state regulation, correct?

572
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,340
It's not required by the state.

573
00:41:52,660 --> 00:41:57,200
The state law allows a city to adopt by ordinance that requirement, or that is something that

574
00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:58,640
the city of Sigean has done.

575
00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:03,600
So cities are not required to do that, but cities have the option to adopt that ordinance,

576
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:05,900
and we have had that in place for a very long time.

577
00:42:06,580 --> 00:42:12,560
So why would we not just do majority, simple majority, as opposed to the super majority?

578
00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:19,640
I only ask, because you see a lot of times, especially federally, you have the unelected

579
00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:26,460
behind those kind of agencies, ATF, that they come in and they write these rules, but that's

580
00:42:26,460 --> 00:42:31,860
actually the responsibility of Congress, and that's ultimately as a city, that's our responsibility

581
00:42:32,780 --> 00:42:34,440
to make those decisions.

582
00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:40,560
So you have these agencies that come in and they write all these rules and now you have to abide

583
00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:42,640
by them when it's not an actual law.

584
00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:49,420
So, I look at it as the commission, you know, they're an unelected appointed, you know,

585
00:42:49,660 --> 00:42:49,860
board.

586
00:42:50,380 --> 00:42:57,200
So, just having a final, I guess they wouldn't have a final say, but meeting a super

587
00:42:57,200 --> 00:43:00,580
majority is there any other way that we can just turn that to a simple majority?

588
00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:04,020
Actually, when I wrote the original ordinance, I didn't have that in there.

589
00:43:04,140 --> 00:43:07,200
And the planning and zoning commission specifically brought out that they would like

590
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:11,820
to keep it the same and consistent with the zoning district that we require the three

591
00:43:11,820 --> 00:43:18,400
course. They didn't, I don't recall if they specifically said why, but they do a lot of hard work.

592
00:43:18,540 --> 00:43:22,880
It is a hard board to be on. There are a lot of comments at that meeting. They are volunteers.

593
00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:28,500
I understand they do take it very seriously and I think it means a lot to them that they get

594
00:43:28,500 --> 00:43:34,440
support from City Council. So, I mean, at the end of the day, it is your decision. I think it's

595
00:43:34,440 --> 00:43:37,940
very good board. I'm proud of the work that they've done. They care a lot about what happens in the

596
00:43:37,940 --> 00:43:43,620
community, and I think they just want for their zoning decisions to be important, you still

597
00:43:43,620 --> 00:43:48,940
have the ability to overturn it, but that three-fourths rule has been in place as long

598
00:43:48,940 --> 00:43:53,320
as I've worked for the City of Sigean as far as the zoning district. The general land use

599
00:43:53,320 --> 00:44:00,260
plan basically becomes the custom zoning for a planning and development, and I think that's why

600
00:44:00,260 --> 00:44:06,260
they wanted to keep it the same if it comes to City Council for approval. Previously, they were

601
00:44:06,260 --> 00:44:09,100
the final authority on the general land use plan.

602
00:44:09,380 --> 00:44:12,400
So I think it's good that it's coming to you as the elected officials

603
00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:15,780
with just a recommendation versus them making the full decision.

604
00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:20,440
But that I think is why it was very important to them to remain consistent

605
00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:23,340
with the process we have for zoning.

606
00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:25,020
Thank you. Anyone else?

607
00:44:25,860 --> 00:44:30,160
I just want to also say I do value what they do greatly because that's a lot of work.

608
00:44:30,280 --> 00:44:32,060
And I know what I respect your view.

609
00:44:32,060 --> 00:44:47,580
I respect the point as a ballot point, but Pam, I thought that was an outstanding reply because having served on that committee, we challenge ourselves to be the experts in that subject matter, probably more so, quite frankly, in the city council.

610
00:44:48,580 --> 00:44:52,740
So I think when that body does their work, it should be respected.

611
00:44:53,060 --> 00:44:59,560
She does not mean we cannot overrule it, but I love the consistency, so thank you for that.

612
00:45:00,270 --> 00:45:03,330
Any other thoughts? Then I will entertain a motion.

613
00:45:04,970 --> 00:45:05,850
Don't move.

614
00:45:06,230 --> 00:45:10,930
Cal, council member Carter Moos with council member Beasembach, seconding, any further discussion?

615
00:45:11,970 --> 00:45:13,730
All those in favour signify by saying aye?

616
00:45:13,750 --> 00:45:14,070
Aye.

617
00:45:14,510 --> 00:45:18,590
The same sign opposed? Motion carries, thank you very much. Thank you, Pam.

618
00:45:19,370 --> 00:45:23,550
Moving on to 24-048 ordinated on the first meeting.

619
00:45:23,550 --> 00:45:29,250
Mending the Seeking Code of Ordnances, Chapter 98, Traffic and Vehicles, Article 2, Traffic

620
00:45:29,250 --> 00:45:35,470
Control Devices, Section 98 through 40, designation of no-through, truck traffic by adding

621
00:45:35,470 --> 00:45:37,150
East Pine Street to the list.

622
00:45:37,770 --> 00:45:42,790
Providing for the publication of this audience, audience, ordinance, providing a set of really

623
00:45:42,790 --> 00:45:46,810
clause, providing for an effective day in authorizing city staff to prepare this ordinance

624
00:45:46,810 --> 00:45:49,570
for submission as a supplement to the Code of Ordnances.

625
00:45:49,910 --> 00:45:50,450
Hello, Melissa.

626
00:45:50,450 --> 00:45:55,810
Good evening, Mayor Council. You know it's a good night when I've got a folder with my name on it on the screen.

627
00:45:57,570 --> 00:46:01,550
I don't know. I apologize that may.

628
00:46:03,650 --> 00:46:15,410
In regards to this item, so in January about midway through the year, we received a complaint from a resident on Pine Street regarding issues with trucks.

629
00:46:16,230 --> 00:46:24,410
From my assessment of it it appears that some of the larger vehicles are avoiding maybe some of the traffic lights along Kingsbury and they are

630
00:46:25,090 --> 00:46:29,470
They're by taking from Austin and or to King that whichever way they're going

631
00:46:30,090 --> 00:46:41,230
Taking pine street because as you can see based on this exhibit this road here, if you can see the cursor is Kingsbury and that's pine in pink

632
00:46:41,230 --> 00:46:47,890
So they are perfectly perfect parallel roads at both of them hit King and Austin. So that's my guess

633
00:46:49,110 --> 00:46:54,170
In regard to the complaint Miss Martinez filed it because of the low hanging

634
00:46:54,170 --> 00:47:00,230
Power lines so going through some of the areas you can see how close the right of way is

635
00:47:00,230 --> 00:47:05,490
It kind of changes back and forth whether or not we have sidewalks and whether or not we have curbs as you go through

636
00:47:05,490 --> 00:47:10,590
But the power lines are an issue and some of them are quite low and

637
00:47:10,590 --> 00:47:23,490
And congested when the trucks do come through here, they do hit the power lines, which was the nature of her initial response or complaint was that they were, they were impacted, they fell and they remained down for a while.

638
00:47:24,390 --> 00:47:32,270
She's concerned that in going around some of these corners such as, you know, where some of these power lines are fairly close and there's not a curb, they may hit a curb.

639
00:47:35,450 --> 00:47:42,270
The telecom crosses the road, I believe the electric is only on the side of pine and doesn't actually cross the road.

640
00:47:43,930 --> 00:47:52,610
Regardless, it's still a safety issue and for that and based on the fact that really pine streets not designed in such a way to allow for the large trucks in maneuver.

641
00:47:52,910 --> 00:48:00,050
We are supporting her recommend date or her request and requesting for a note through trucks to be installed along pine street for this link.

642
00:48:01,570 --> 00:48:02,130
Questions?

643
00:48:02,610 --> 00:48:07,490
Is that the only other street that goes straight through there's your brothel?

644
00:48:08,270 --> 00:48:09,950
That's a text hot road away.

645
00:48:11,050 --> 00:48:15,050
I didn't do a full on search but off the cuff it kind of looks like.

646
00:48:15,090 --> 00:48:18,610
I mean, that doesn't have some other stop point.

647
00:48:18,850 --> 00:48:20,070
Seater is similar.

648
00:48:21,710 --> 00:48:25,050
But it's not as, well, it's not straight.

649
00:48:25,290 --> 00:48:27,030
North of Kingsbury, that's the only street.

650
00:48:27,030 --> 00:48:34,810
Thanks so that it goes the full link. Yes, so I was asking about your bromples Avenue east of Austin Street, which I'd be surprised if that's text up there

651
00:48:34,810 --> 00:48:39,270
But that's my concern is it if we remove traffic on line which should be done

652
00:48:39,270 --> 00:48:46,330
It's I fear it will just shift a street or two more that's possible. That doesn't go to king. It stops at high to keep but that is a good point

653
00:48:50,590 --> 00:48:52,270
on which one

654
00:48:53,050 --> 00:48:57,010
It stops at high to keep it's it's it's it's it's just one road up

655
00:48:57,030 --> 00:48:58,850
So, it doesn't go all the way.

656
00:48:58,990 --> 00:49:01,250
I'm wondering who would take those shortcuts in the town quite a bit.

657
00:49:01,430 --> 00:49:01,970
So that's important.

658
00:49:02,590 --> 00:49:03,930
You also have a car.

659
00:49:05,090 --> 00:49:05,770
Our trucks.

660
00:49:06,930 --> 00:49:08,430
Any other questions thoughts?

661
00:49:10,640 --> 00:49:12,060
Then I will entertain a motion.

662
00:49:13,120 --> 00:49:13,400
Second.

663
00:49:14,080 --> 00:49:14,460
Council.

664
00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:15,620
I'm sorry.

665
00:49:15,860 --> 00:49:19,540
Mayor Pro Team Carter moves with Councilor Keller

666
00:49:19,540 --> 00:49:20,460
Secondary.

667
00:49:20,460 --> 00:49:21,320
Any further discussion?

668
00:49:22,820 --> 00:49:24,480
All those in favor, say goodbye by saying aye.

669
00:49:24,980 --> 00:49:25,120
All right.

670
00:49:25,360 --> 00:49:26,160
Same sign opposed.

671
00:49:26,420 --> 00:49:26,940
Motion carries.

672
00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:27,560
Thank you, Melissa.

673
00:49:30,060 --> 00:49:36,520
agenda item 24-063 is a resolution authorized in city manager to enter into a professional service

674
00:49:36,520 --> 00:49:42,580
contract with K-Free's and Associates LLC for Engineering Services related to the FM-20

675
00:49:42,580 --> 00:49:46,880
and Hannah Heights-12 inch water line project and declaring an effective date.

676
00:49:47,260 --> 00:49:48,100
Good evening, Mr. How.

677
00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:50,960
Good evening Mayor, council, Mr. Parker.

678
00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:55,460
At the request of the city K-Free's and Associates prepared a professional engineering

679
00:49:55,460 --> 00:50:03,260
service proposal related to the FM20 Hannah Heights 12 inch water line project that is included

680
00:50:03,260 --> 00:50:10,280
in our that's is a part of our 2022 water master plan and it's will increase the capacity

681
00:50:10,280 --> 00:50:17,160
in our distribution system as to prepare for growth in that area as well as improve service to

682
00:50:17,160 --> 00:50:25,420
existing neighborhoods right there at FM20 south towards Martindale and staff does

683
00:50:25,420 --> 00:50:32,820
recommend acceptance of this engineering proposal for 594,672 dollars and I'll

684
00:50:32,820 --> 00:50:38,560
be happy to answer any questions. Questions? I'll entertain a motion.

685
00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:43,440
Councillor

686
00:50:43,440 --> 00:50:44,440
for the discussion.

687
00:50:45,780 --> 00:50:47,620
All those in favor signify by saying aye.

688
00:50:47,840 --> 00:50:48,200
All right.

689
00:50:48,360 --> 00:50:49,200
Same sign opposed.

690
00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:50,420
Motion carries.

691
00:50:50,500 --> 00:50:51,060
Thank you.

692
00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:51,400
Timothy.

693
00:50:54,710 --> 00:50:57,590
agenda item 24-056 resolution

694
00:50:57,590 --> 00:51:02,150
the city council of Sigean Texas accepting the petition for release

695
00:51:02,150 --> 00:51:08,970
from the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction filed by 800 mil oak lane LLC

696
00:51:08,970 --> 00:51:14,950
for a property in the Gualoupe County property ID 70327

697
00:51:14,950 --> 00:51:19,830
and granting the request for release affected the date of the passing of this resolution.

698
00:51:20,390 --> 00:51:20,770
Hello, Pam.

699
00:51:21,670 --> 00:51:24,270
This is another track in which they requested to be released.

700
00:51:24,430 --> 00:51:30,130
Staff has verified the location against the exceptions in the state law and can confirm

701
00:51:30,130 --> 00:51:33,110
that the city is obligated to release them.

702
00:51:34,590 --> 00:51:35,470
I'll entertain a motion.

703
00:51:36,210 --> 00:51:38,150
Councilmember Beesenbott moves to have a second.

704
00:51:38,910 --> 00:51:39,970
Councilmember Reya seconds.

705
00:51:40,250 --> 00:51:41,990
All those in favor seems up by saying aye.

706
00:51:41,990 --> 00:51:42,450
Aye.

707
00:51:42,450 --> 00:51:49,690
same sign opposed motion carries thank you. Moving on to 24-046 is a resolution to award

708
00:51:49,690 --> 00:51:55,110
the bid for the replacement of a raw water pump and motor at the Seguine Water Treatment Plant

709
00:51:55,110 --> 00:52:02,250
for an amount not to exceed 64,725 dollars and 74 cents and declaring an effective date.

710
00:52:02,290 --> 00:52:08,930
Mr. How? Yes, ma'am. Our water plant does use several raw water pumps to

711
00:52:08,930 --> 00:52:14,830
water from the Guadalupe River into the treatment process. These are critical pieces of equipment

712
00:52:14,830 --> 00:52:23,790
and one of them has failed. The city did receive a quote for 64,725 dollars and 74 cents from

713
00:52:23,790 --> 00:52:30,830
Austin Armature to make the necessary to replace the pump and motor and this particular quote is on

714
00:52:30,830 --> 00:52:36,930
our as the national purchasing co-op known as byboard and we all know that byboard meets the state

715
00:52:36,930 --> 00:52:39,690
requirements and staff recommends approval.

716
00:52:40,330 --> 00:52:41,390
We have to answer any questions.

717
00:52:43,170 --> 00:52:44,210
If not, I'll entertain a motion.

718
00:52:44,830 --> 00:52:45,810
Councilmember Keller moves.

719
00:52:46,030 --> 00:52:46,530
There's a second.

720
00:52:47,570 --> 00:52:49,210
Councilmember Mendez seconds.

721
00:52:49,590 --> 00:52:50,390
Any further discussion?

722
00:52:52,230 --> 00:52:52,810
All those in favor.

723
00:52:52,950 --> 00:52:53,970
Sign up by saying aye.

724
00:52:54,170 --> 00:52:54,510
All right.

725
00:52:54,690 --> 00:52:55,570
Same sign opposed.

726
00:52:56,010 --> 00:52:56,330
Motion carries.

727
00:52:56,330 --> 00:52:57,470
Thank you very much.

728
00:52:59,180 --> 00:53:03,100
Item 24-045 is a resolution of the City Council of

729
00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:06,280
Seeking Texas authorizing the award of a bid for the

730
00:53:06,280 --> 00:53:18,360
The distribution field inventory of our electric outage management system for a not to exceed amount of 284,343 dollars and 61 cents and declaring an effective date.

731
00:53:18,620 --> 00:53:19,000
Hello, John.

732
00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:20,160
Hello, here we go.

733
00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:21,600
Mayor Council members Parker.

734
00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:24,400
My name is John Saltdanger for anybody that doesn't know me.

735
00:53:24,680 --> 00:53:29,740
I'm manager at the Smart Grid Solutions for utility service department and I'm also joined with one of our newest employees.

736
00:53:29,740 --> 00:53:33,800
who's at Helms, and we are very happy to have her.

737
00:53:33,900 --> 00:53:39,800
She brings a strong work ethic, and she's going to be great for our department,

738
00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:40,640
so we're very happy.

739
00:53:41,060 --> 00:53:43,340
And we both actually work for Clarence Smith.

740
00:53:43,340 --> 00:53:45,200
And I'd be with Clarence for most of my career.

741
00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:45,700
Oh, sorry.

742
00:53:45,820 --> 00:53:49,600
As well as, as well as Deborah O'Bogg, who I saw here tonight.

743
00:53:50,620 --> 00:53:52,240
So, with that said, the department plans on implementation,

744
00:53:52,480 --> 00:53:54,960
of a new algebra and for system, or an LMS,

745
00:53:55,460 --> 00:53:58,420
the LMS will be another public face and application that will allow

746
00:53:58,420 --> 00:54:05,320
citizens to be and receives data sub-dates with regards to electric outages and for anybody's

747
00:54:05,320 --> 00:54:06,620
home or a place of business.

748
00:54:07,480 --> 00:54:10,120
The principal scope of this project will be implemented in two phases.

749
00:54:10,960 --> 00:54:14,600
The information we've designed tonight pertains to just phase one, which is the distribution

750
00:54:14,600 --> 00:54:20,080
of field inventory of electric assets and integration into our department's GIS model.

751
00:54:20,720 --> 00:54:24,480
The first phase of this project will be a comprehensive analysis of our current GIS and

752
00:54:24,480 --> 00:54:28,880
electric connectivity model. The contractors select it will be used to update and resolve

753
00:54:28,880 --> 00:54:33,520
any connectivity model issues, connecting the electric model that we currently have with the

754
00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:40,260
new outer system. With that said, the city receives six bids ranging from $449,000, $12.50

755
00:54:40,260 --> 00:54:47,220
to $250,000, $350,000, $343 and 61 cents. The scope of work includes a contractor gathering

756
00:54:47,220 --> 00:54:53,060
survey grade points and validations of our electric line and phasing orientation and then also

757
00:54:53,060 --> 00:54:55,160
integration into our connectivity model.

758
00:54:55,840 --> 00:54:58,060
Finally, the staff recommends the approval of the lowest bidder,

759
00:54:58,220 --> 00:55:02,800
David Resources Grid, 250,000, 343 and 61 cents.

760
00:55:03,460 --> 00:55:06,000
And the staff has also requesting $25,000 as

761
00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:11,440
conducive to fund for a total approval of 284, 343 and 61 cents.

762
00:55:12,100 --> 00:55:13,540
The contractor has a bid bond.

763
00:55:13,540 --> 00:55:15,600
It will be required to first a standard form of agreement.

764
00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:18,780
The performance bond, a payment bond to the city,

765
00:55:19,140 --> 00:55:22,100
and the project timeline, will be approximately 12 weeks

766
00:55:22,100 --> 00:55:28,080
with the temporary start date of February 22nd, 2024, and the funding is provided due fiscal year

767
00:55:28,080 --> 00:55:32,720
of 2024, utility capital projects, with that said, I'd be glad to take any questions.

768
00:55:33,440 --> 00:55:33,840
Questions?

769
00:55:35,280 --> 00:55:36,620
Welcome, by the way, Jen.

770
00:55:37,620 --> 00:55:38,320
Thank you.

771
00:55:38,460 --> 00:55:39,180
I'll let you take a motion.

772
00:55:41,100 --> 00:55:41,460
Comer.

773
00:55:41,560 --> 00:55:42,560
Council Member Kailer moves.

774
00:55:42,580 --> 00:55:43,080
Have a second.

775
00:55:44,500 --> 00:55:45,340
Council Member Beesenbach.

776
00:55:45,500 --> 00:55:46,620
Second, any further discussion?

777
00:55:47,780 --> 00:55:49,860
If not, all those in favour, she can follow by saying aye.

778
00:55:50,660 --> 00:55:50,720
Aye.

779
00:55:50,720 --> 00:55:51,960
I'm Senator Pose, Motion Carey.

780
00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:52,840
Thank you, John, and welcome.

781
00:55:53,080 --> 00:55:53,560
Thank you very much.

782
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:56,460
And I apologize for having worked for Clarence all this time.

783
00:55:59,370 --> 00:56:01,150
He knows that I care about him.

784
00:56:02,770 --> 00:56:07,830
Again, the item 24-050 is a resolution authorized in the city manager to enter into your

785
00:56:07,830 --> 00:56:08,330
personal.

786
00:56:08,710 --> 00:56:12,270
Excuse me, professional services contract with TRC Engineering Inc.

787
00:56:12,510 --> 00:56:17,650
For engineering services related to the freezing haunt sanitary sewer lift station, abandonment

788
00:56:17,650 --> 00:56:22,450
and sewer relocation associated with the ITN, IHTN Highway Improvements.

789
00:56:22,450 --> 00:56:23,850
Hello again Melissa.

790
00:56:23,930 --> 00:56:24,950
Good evening.

791
00:56:25,830 --> 00:56:27,510
So this one is an interesting project.

792
00:56:27,890 --> 00:56:34,210
As yellow or all-aware, text.com is expanding and doing some changes to the access routes along

793
00:56:34,210 --> 00:56:38,710
it's part of that, the city of Sigean is required to do relocations.

794
00:56:40,070 --> 00:56:43,330
And while most of that design is done and construction has started,

795
00:56:43,510 --> 00:56:46,410
we did identify an area, kind of late in the game to come back,

796
00:56:47,170 --> 00:56:49,970
and remove an existing lift station potentially.

797
00:56:49,970 --> 00:56:53,790
and do gravity sewer instead.

798
00:56:54,510 --> 00:56:58,270
So this is for a contract with TRC to design,

799
00:56:58,750 --> 00:57:02,350
removal of the lift station, and a really quick design.

800
00:57:03,290 --> 00:57:04,750
For the sewer line, gravity lines,

801
00:57:04,910 --> 00:57:05,550
and we can get that done,

802
00:57:05,670 --> 00:57:08,190
while Texas still out there doing relocations for us.

803
00:57:08,570 --> 00:57:12,470
So that's the nature of this request tonight for this contract TRC.

804
00:57:14,250 --> 00:57:15,110
Any further questions?

805
00:57:15,110 --> 00:57:18,690
kind of an odd question. Why if it understands something that's not going to be necessary,

806
00:57:18,890 --> 00:57:21,550
but why would you necessarily have to remove it?

807
00:57:22,290 --> 00:57:26,430
In the can answer why we have to. We don't have to, but lift stations are costly to maintain,

808
00:57:26,910 --> 00:57:30,130
and they're not necessarily beneficial for the communities we can get away with gravity

809
00:57:30,130 --> 00:57:30,550
sewer.

810
00:57:31,690 --> 00:57:34,350
Yeah, I'm not saying you could still use it.

811
00:57:34,690 --> 00:57:39,570
If you're not going to need it, you're not going to use it, can't it just stay there?

812
00:57:39,570 --> 00:57:40,730
I don't think she said anyone.

813
00:57:40,770 --> 00:57:45,090
It could, but the nature of the replacement and getting rid of it is that we would say

814
00:57:45,090 --> 00:57:52,230
a long-term maintenance cost that would benefit the community better than leaving it in place.

815
00:57:53,070 --> 00:57:53,590
Exactly.

816
00:57:54,590 --> 00:57:56,350
Because TCQ, I would go.

817
00:57:56,350 --> 00:57:58,450
Well, it pumps, it pumps our clinic.

818
00:57:58,870 --> 00:58:01,950
Tim, come on, Tim, come on, Tim, come on, Tim, come on, Tim, come on, Tim.

819
00:58:02,390 --> 00:58:03,910
How do they sound like stupid questions or something like that?

820
00:58:03,910 --> 00:58:04,470
No, it's not.

821
00:58:04,730 --> 00:58:08,170
But I just hate spending money if we don't need to.

822
00:58:08,410 --> 00:58:09,110
Honestly, we do.

823
00:58:09,750 --> 00:58:13,210
No, it's true that it's a valid question and I'm glad you brought it up.

824
00:58:13,210 --> 00:58:16,870
And it takes me back several years in my career.

825
00:58:18,130 --> 00:58:22,270
And I was working at a treatment plant to the west of us.

826
00:58:22,270 --> 00:58:27,430
And as the treatment plant was expanded the existing equipment,

827
00:58:27,590 --> 00:58:31,690
and I think this is your question is, was just simply left.

828
00:58:32,350 --> 00:58:35,330
It wasn't used anymore, so, but it was left.

829
00:58:35,590 --> 00:58:38,090
And then eventually, the treatment plant

830
00:58:38,090 --> 00:58:46,170
in and of itself became crowded and further expansions were complicated by having to remove equipment

831
00:58:46,620 --> 00:58:56,130
to expand the plan's process. So it is industry practice to go ahead and remove a piece of infrastructure

832
00:58:56,130 --> 00:59:08,070
that is no longer operational rather than to let it sit. And then I mean at worst it's an

833
00:59:08,070 --> 00:59:12,190
practice in their industry to remove things when you when you do commissions.

834
00:59:14,490 --> 00:59:16,350
I'll be happy to answer them.

835
00:59:18,070 --> 00:59:18,550
Thank you, sir.

836
00:59:18,650 --> 00:59:19,410
We'll answer them.

837
00:59:21,510 --> 00:59:23,990
I do believe we have David Rabago with us tonight.

838
00:59:24,130 --> 00:59:26,070
He's back with the TRC.

839
00:59:26,890 --> 00:59:27,830
So it's good to see you.

840
00:59:28,370 --> 00:59:30,170
Do you have any further questions?

841
00:59:31,230 --> 00:59:32,770
If not, I want to take a motion.

842
00:59:34,130 --> 00:59:35,910
Councilmember Raya moves to have a second.

843
00:59:37,350 --> 00:59:43,110
Councilmember Guy Todd's second. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying aye.

844
00:59:44,210 --> 00:59:51,350
Same sign opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Moving on to 24-0-5-1 is a resolution authorized

845
00:59:51,350 --> 00:59:57,370
in city manager to amend the professional services contract with BGE Inc. by the amount of 190,790

846
00:59:57,370 --> 00:59:59,210
$790.3.

847
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:08,060
The Mays Creek Project of the GLO, C-D-B-G-M-I-T grant, and providing an effective date. Melissa?

848
01:00:08,780 --> 01:00:17,200
Yes, ma'am. So, similar to in the past, you've seen me up here with a couple other of our GLO professional service contracts.

849
01:00:17,900 --> 01:00:25,980
These projects were submitted as a grant project based on desktop review by staff and some of our consultants.

850
01:00:25,980 --> 01:00:29,940
And naturally, as we get into actual design, some of these designs have changed.

851
01:00:30,660 --> 01:00:35,340
The screen is what you see, presented in our Citywide Ranger Prima's Project, the general

852
01:00:35,340 --> 01:00:39,020
alignment of where we had originally intended this project to go.

853
01:00:39,340 --> 01:00:45,960
Based on conversations with TechSod and various other value engineering attempts, we have

854
01:00:45,960 --> 01:00:52,080
looked at changing that alignment and moving things.

855
01:00:52,080 --> 01:00:56,920
If we had stuck with the original alignment to connect to 725, it would have been assisted

856
01:00:56,920 --> 01:01:02,300
improvements of two text operages and incorporating a actual bridge across May's Creek.

857
01:01:02,760 --> 01:01:06,700
So city staff worked with BGE to come up with a different alternative to provide additional

858
01:01:06,700 --> 01:01:12,240
access to this community that will include connection to 46 outside of the flood plan, thereby

859
01:01:12,240 --> 01:01:16,200
not necessitating additional bridges or work with a text out right of way.

860
01:01:16,200 --> 01:01:19,240
In addition to that, we also saw a means of improving

861
01:01:19,240 --> 01:01:23,300
while we revert drive alignment, fixing that intersection

862
01:01:23,300 --> 01:01:26,040
because it kind of comes in at a weird skew now.

863
01:01:26,820 --> 01:01:29,700
But all of that has necessitated additional professional services.

864
01:01:30,460 --> 01:01:36,380
We used some of the work already, but to make them whole and to continue and complete the

865
01:01:36,380 --> 01:01:39,280
project design and get all of our permitting through text.

866
01:01:39,720 --> 01:01:43,780
It is requiring a change in their professional services contract and as you all are aware

867
01:01:43,780 --> 01:01:49,840
those contracts were not to exceed with the GLO contracts and so any change requires y'all

868
01:01:49,840 --> 01:01:51,100
of approval.

869
01:01:52,280 --> 01:01:52,340
Yes.

870
01:01:52,460 --> 01:01:52,900
Questions?

871
01:01:54,560 --> 01:01:58,100
So, this just to clarify, this does include improvements to the Guadupy River

872
01:01:58,100 --> 01:01:59,760
dry crossing over Mays Creek.

873
01:01:59,900 --> 01:02:00,480
Yes, I already know.

874
01:02:00,700 --> 01:02:04,480
It includes a bridge bringing you out of the 100-year blood claim, so that will be an unsplotted

875
01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:05,060
access.

876
01:02:05,120 --> 01:02:06,780
Those folks are trapped in that area.

877
01:02:06,820 --> 01:02:07,340
Right, not.

878
01:02:07,440 --> 01:02:08,800
They won't be after this project.

879
01:02:09,040 --> 01:02:12,480
They will have access to 46 outside the blood plane and they will have additional access

880
01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:13,260
at Guadupy.

881
01:02:13,260 --> 01:02:16,300
The nature of it was to provide dual access to our community.

882
01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:19,200
That's an incredible.

883
01:02:19,360 --> 01:02:20,300
It's an incredible project.

884
01:02:20,680 --> 01:02:21,400
They're very exciting.

885
01:02:21,960 --> 01:02:22,700
Yes, ma'am.

886
01:02:23,500 --> 01:02:24,320
Any other questions?

887
01:02:24,740 --> 01:02:25,980
Then I will entertain a motion.

888
01:02:26,840 --> 01:02:29,380
Council member Carter moves to have a second.

889
01:02:29,440 --> 01:02:30,660
Council member leave in the second.

890
01:02:30,900 --> 01:02:31,520
Any further discussion?

891
01:02:32,780 --> 01:02:33,720
If not, all those in favor.

892
01:02:33,900 --> 01:02:34,880
I'm saying aye.

893
01:02:34,900 --> 01:02:35,240
Aye.

894
01:02:35,660 --> 01:02:36,160
Same sign.

895
01:02:36,360 --> 01:02:36,740
Opposed.

896
01:02:36,940 --> 01:02:37,640
Motion carries.

897
01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:42,400
Moving on to 24-053 is a resolution authorized in the city manager.

898
01:02:42,400 --> 01:02:44,400
I just did that when excuse me.

899
01:02:45,860 --> 01:02:46,560
No, I did not.

900
01:02:46,700 --> 01:02:47,080
That's the same.

901
01:02:47,240 --> 01:02:47,460
I'm sorry.

902
01:02:47,880 --> 01:02:50,960
Resolution authorized the city manager to enter into the wording was the same.

903
01:02:51,180 --> 01:02:52,040
Really confused me.

904
01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:57,660
Interprofessional services contract with BGE ink in the amount of $165,391.

905
01:02:58,140 --> 01:02:58,240
$26.

906
01:02:58,840 --> 01:03:03,800
For the Martendale Road extension preliminary engineering study and report and declaring an effective date.

907
01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:04,240
Melissa.

908
01:03:04,420 --> 01:03:05,600
Sorry about that.

909
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:06,200
Good evening.

910
01:03:06,960 --> 01:03:08,580
So this is.

911
01:03:08,700 --> 01:03:11,260
I'm going to correct some of the wording in that agenda item.

912
01:03:11,260 --> 01:03:18,200
Well, it says it's for preliminary engineering setting and reported actually is for full PS&E so final design plans for the Martin Dale realignment.

913
01:03:18,720 --> 01:03:21,560
This was included in the general fun budget for this year.

914
01:03:21,960 --> 01:03:27,420
This is in partially responsible development in the area and also to correct some of our alignments of roadways,

915
01:03:27,420 --> 01:03:32,540
as you can see on the screen, Strumple and Martin Dale are a little bit wonky for lack of better terms.

916
01:03:33,180 --> 01:03:36,320
And the intention is to provide a straight connection through.

917
01:03:36,320 --> 01:03:43,040
We have previously had consultant help to generate a general schematic, but this is both full design, which will include

918
01:03:43,040 --> 01:03:47,540
your technical analysis and survey and all that good stuff with final design plans.

919
01:03:48,300 --> 01:03:49,820
So that is the nature of this contract.

920
01:03:50,100 --> 01:03:50,820
Do you have any questions?

921
01:03:52,200 --> 01:03:53,580
Maybe kid off on the bottom of there.

922
01:03:53,720 --> 01:04:02,820
But what happens with the existing Martin Dill from the bypass to how far over it would go?

923
01:04:02,820 --> 01:04:04,260
where it goes behind them.

924
01:04:04,260 --> 01:04:06,620
Does that remove or does that remain?

925
01:04:07,340 --> 01:04:09,780
As it sits today, it can stay as it is.

926
01:04:10,320 --> 01:04:17,060
We are planning to improve an intersection that will come in much better, hopefully than a current Martin Dale.

927
01:04:17,880 --> 01:04:21,080
Well, at the side of the screen.

928
01:04:21,540 --> 01:04:22,100
Oh, that curve.

929
01:04:22,620 --> 01:04:26,700
We're proposing a better connection where it's like an actual stop to control.

930
01:04:26,700 --> 01:04:35,640
So the other side it can stay in a little bit of a t-intersection or it can go away depending on what the city decides, because it does connect through the new row.

931
01:04:35,720 --> 01:04:39,840
The person of Bill is north, may still have the option to take the old route.

932
01:04:41,580 --> 01:04:43,320
The one you mean the one that's off the screen?

933
01:04:43,680 --> 01:04:43,980
Yes.

934
01:04:43,980 --> 01:04:48,120
As it is now, we don't have any proposals to change to alter that.

935
01:04:48,360 --> 01:04:52,480
The one we have to discuss maybe doing the way with is the connection back up to Strumple.

936
01:04:53,140 --> 01:04:54,640
because there will be two.

937
01:04:54,940 --> 01:04:56,840
You have the new road and then you have it done.

938
01:04:56,960 --> 01:04:57,080
Hello.

939
01:04:57,260 --> 01:04:58,360
Thank you.

940
01:04:58,540 --> 01:04:59,180
Any other questions?

941
01:05:01,460 --> 01:05:02,680
Then I will entertain a motion.

942
01:05:04,080 --> 01:05:05,160
Councilmember Leavins moves.

943
01:05:05,260 --> 01:05:06,120
Have a second.

944
01:05:06,940 --> 01:05:08,020
Councilmember Keller seconds.

945
01:05:08,360 --> 01:05:09,440
All those any further discussion?

946
01:05:10,560 --> 01:05:11,100
All those in favor.

947
01:05:11,260 --> 01:05:12,280
Seeing if I'm saying aye.

948
01:05:13,140 --> 01:05:13,640
Same sign up.

949
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:14,640
Motion carries.

950
01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:15,620
Thank you Melissa.

951
01:05:17,100 --> 01:05:19,160
24-0-5-4 is a resolution.

952
01:05:19,160 --> 01:05:23,980
the City Council of the City of Sigean Texas authorized in city manager to enter into a agreement

953
01:05:23,980 --> 01:05:30,600
with the Restrooms facilities limited DBA core worth regarding a cardboard quote in the amount

954
01:05:30,600 --> 01:05:37,680
of $97,848 to purchase a prefabricated restroom building including turnkey installation

955
01:05:37,680 --> 01:05:42,940
for the Sigean Sacred Pickleball Complex and declaring an effective date. Hello, Mr. Jones.

956
01:05:43,500 --> 01:05:48,500
Thank you, Mayor. Council of Mr. Parker, excited to start phase two work out at the Sigean

957
01:05:48,500 --> 01:05:51,780
and say you're a pickable, complex, face-to-work,

958
01:05:51,900 --> 01:05:55,100
includes the rest room that we're discussing tonight

959
01:05:55,100 --> 01:05:59,080
along with Shays structure and sidewalks

960
01:05:59,080 --> 01:06:03,760
and basically improve that area along World IP Street

961
01:06:03,760 --> 01:06:04,940
where it's dirt right now,

962
01:06:05,100 --> 01:06:06,060
make that look a little better.

963
01:06:07,240 --> 01:06:08,900
But before you say that, it's a rest room.

964
01:06:09,100 --> 01:06:12,620
It's 10 by 10, units six, just one stall.

965
01:06:14,220 --> 01:06:16,980
And we've allocated, so it's built in Marble Falls, Texas,

966
01:06:16,980 --> 01:06:21,720
And then turn key, drop here, and again, at onsite,

967
01:06:22,520 --> 01:06:23,700
on a site that we'll prepare.

968
01:06:24,340 --> 01:06:27,120
We have to do is bring in water, wastewater, and electric,

969
01:06:27,440 --> 01:06:28,480
and we're ready to go.

970
01:06:29,160 --> 01:06:32,260
And the cool thing about this rescue is also has chilled water,

971
01:06:32,760 --> 01:06:34,220
which is cool to have that outdoors.

972
01:06:34,980 --> 01:06:36,720
And in Texas, it's a play when we play and cook a ball.

973
01:06:38,640 --> 01:06:41,080
So, that's all to have on this subject.

974
01:06:41,800 --> 01:06:45,700
So, you did ask the pick of all players if it was okay

975
01:06:45,700 --> 01:06:47,940
that it'd be a single stall

976
01:06:47,940 --> 01:06:49,320
and what was their response?

977
01:06:49,620 --> 01:06:50,120
Sister Parker?

978
01:06:50,820 --> 01:06:52,360
Yes, my mom was out there.

979
01:06:52,520 --> 01:06:54,980
And with one of the founders of ladies who brought

980
01:06:54,980 --> 01:06:56,420
that to us, this clear winners.

981
01:06:57,140 --> 01:06:59,160
And they were extremely fine with it.

982
01:06:59,360 --> 01:07:01,120
They said that it's a porta potty now.

983
01:07:01,300 --> 01:07:02,380
They take turns.

984
01:07:02,620 --> 01:07:05,400
So it's nothing big to have a UNICEF bathroom.

985
01:07:06,000 --> 01:07:07,480
And so forth, I think the additional cost was

986
01:07:07,480 --> 01:07:10,300
like a 30 or 40,000 for a second stall.

987
01:07:10,900 --> 01:07:13,580
And so we thought this, we're trying to really keep

988
01:07:13,580 --> 01:07:21,060
on budget is much possible. So this was paid for by the American Rescue Funds. And so we're

989
01:07:21,060 --> 01:07:24,780
trying to make sure we don't need any additional general funds to make this happen.

990
01:07:25,380 --> 01:07:32,540
I just thought their thought they're saying it. It's already that way. Why change it was really brilliant.

991
01:07:33,060 --> 01:07:38,400
It just doesn't have a unit. It's going to have a Oklahoma chop kind of look to it similar to

992
01:07:38,400 --> 01:07:42,400
what it looks like. It's like a Warner Springs partner by and also Park West. So it's our theme

993
01:07:42,400 --> 01:07:45,460
of the restrooms, what will come at the play here?

994
01:07:45,700 --> 01:07:50,520
Those of us who went to TML, we saw some of these restrooms at the exhibit hall.

995
01:07:51,540 --> 01:07:52,240
Any further questions?

996
01:07:53,200 --> 01:07:54,500
I'll take a motion.

997
01:07:55,460 --> 01:07:56,580
Council member, we've got time moved.

998
01:07:57,080 --> 01:07:57,920
I'll take a motion.

999
01:07:57,920 --> 01:07:59,080
Council member Mendez, second.

1000
01:07:59,440 --> 01:08:00,360
Any further discussion?

1001
01:08:01,260 --> 01:08:01,820
All those in favor?

1002
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:02,860
See if I'm saying aye.

1003
01:08:03,660 --> 01:08:04,460
Same sign of pose.

1004
01:08:04,520 --> 01:08:05,020
Motion carries.

1005
01:08:05,260 --> 01:08:05,720
Thank you, Jack.

1006
01:08:06,080 --> 01:08:06,820
Thank you.

1007
01:08:07,520 --> 01:08:12,380
Moving on to agenda item 24-065 is a resolution approving the

1008
01:08:12,380 --> 01:08:21,520
purchase of a 16 life pack CR2 defibrillator AEDs from striker medical for the amount of 29,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,7, and, eight,

1009
01:08:21,700 --> 01:08:26,380
cents utilizing source well cooperative purchasing agreement and declaring an effective date.

1010
01:08:27,420 --> 01:08:28,160
Hello there.

1011
01:08:29,040 --> 01:08:29,440
Good to hear.

1012
01:08:29,440 --> 01:08:29,520
Good to hear.

1013
01:08:29,720 --> 01:08:30,520
Mayor, how are you?

1014
01:08:31,080 --> 01:08:32,380
Mayor Mr. Parker, council.

1015
01:08:32,860 --> 01:08:34,100
Thanks for having me.

1016
01:08:34,560 --> 01:08:42,020
I just wanted to bring before you this project because it's kind of special for the city and the departments that work together on it.

1017
01:08:42,020 --> 01:08:43,760
and it started long before I got here.

1018
01:08:44,000 --> 01:08:47,180
So back in February of 2020, city staff between fire

1019
01:08:47,180 --> 01:08:49,860
and HR departments put together the concept

1020
01:08:49,860 --> 01:08:52,060
that every city employees should be CPR trained.

1021
01:08:52,560 --> 01:08:54,460
And that's kind of a unique thing for our city.

1022
01:08:54,580 --> 01:08:56,300
I don't know if a lot of cities are really any

1023
01:08:56,300 --> 01:08:58,480
that put that initiative forth.

1024
01:08:59,480 --> 01:09:02,560
And so because of those folks, we've made this program

1025
01:09:02,560 --> 01:09:05,380
a success and currently we're at 92% of city employees

1026
01:09:05,380 --> 01:09:06,400
that are CPR trained.

1027
01:09:06,400 --> 01:09:08,700
And I think that's something to be incredibly proud of.

1028
01:09:08,980 --> 01:09:10,780
Part of that is making sure they have the tools.

1029
01:09:10,780 --> 01:09:17,200
So one of the things that we've identified in the China survival is the CPR's great that we got to get to the early

1030
01:09:17,200 --> 01:09:21,280
Deppabilitation and make sure that we have those available in our city facilities

1031
01:09:21,280 --> 01:09:28,800
So currently we have 47 AEDs distributed across our city in various buildings in fleet and to be honest with you

1032
01:09:28,800 --> 01:09:34,040
Some of them are getting old and so what we need to do is make sure that we begin a design replacement program

1033
01:09:34,040 --> 01:09:40,620
We've identified that it's actually more fiscally responsible to replace the AEDs and to maintain a maintenance contract

1034
01:09:40,620 --> 01:09:41,740
on an outdated unit.

1035
01:09:42,640 --> 01:09:46,620
And so we were able to work together across a couple of departments to identify how we might

1036
01:09:46,620 --> 01:09:50,240
approach that and some funding sources, which are before you.

1037
01:09:50,460 --> 01:09:57,240
A total of this project is 29,970 dollars and eight cents and looking for approval.

1038
01:09:58,180 --> 01:09:58,420
Questions?

1039
01:09:59,200 --> 01:10:02,940
I know the city has a practice of selling back things that we don't use is this something

1040
01:10:02,940 --> 01:10:04,860
that we're looking in doing with our old ones.

1041
01:10:05,140 --> 01:10:07,320
Somebody that wants to go ahead and maintain them.

1042
01:10:07,320 --> 01:10:13,240
Unfortunately, several ADDs that we currently need to trade in have no commercial value.

1043
01:10:15,180 --> 01:10:20,380
Is that something that maybe a church that doesn't have one good?

1044
01:10:20,680 --> 01:10:24,060
So one of the struggles that we see is that they are no longer making parts.

1045
01:10:24,440 --> 01:10:25,280
First of all, so.

1046
01:10:25,540 --> 01:10:29,540
And so I wouldn't want to give someone a potentially defective AD.

1047
01:10:30,200 --> 01:10:34,960
I'm just, I don't know how Monica feels about that, but I feel pretty strongly about it.

1048
01:10:34,960 --> 01:10:36,740
So we can always test it.

1049
01:10:36,920 --> 01:10:37,560
On Steve.

1050
01:10:43,940 --> 01:10:44,740
And Clarence.

1051
01:10:48,880 --> 01:10:50,420
He just got back from vacation.

1052
01:10:50,780 --> 01:10:53,260
So he gets a hard time.

1053
01:10:53,620 --> 01:10:56,200
Seriously, any further questions?

1054
01:10:57,720 --> 01:10:58,380
Any further questions?

1055
01:10:58,500 --> 01:11:01,020
I didn't mean to diminish that.

1056
01:11:01,480 --> 01:11:02,760
Then I will take a motion.

1057
01:11:03,440 --> 01:11:09,280
Council member Carter moves who seconded council member reason box seconds any further discussion

1058
01:11:09,280 --> 01:11:11,880
All those in favor significant about by saying aye

1059
01:11:11,880 --> 01:11:15,960
Same sign opposed motion carries in thank you. Thank you all

1060
01:11:18,300 --> 01:11:23,940
I did not am 24-047 is a discussion and possible direction to staff on potential

1061
01:11:23,940 --> 01:11:27,840
Parking restrictions on J Road hello Melissa

1062
01:11:30,620 --> 01:11:33,320
Is this our lat them just you are a bottom

1063
01:11:35,740 --> 01:11:48,430
Yes, um, oh, no, I can't promise that I'm sorry. I'm a little hungry and punch. Yeah, I'm so sorry. So it's a recap in November

1064
01:11:49,690 --> 01:11:56,430
Council met and we presented an ordinance for a no parking zone for the entire length of J road

1065
01:11:56,430 --> 01:12:02,030
both sides the intent of that was to address concerns from residents and

1066
01:12:02,030 --> 01:12:09,910
Those who form the area regarding the accumulation of debris and some of that debris posing

1067
01:12:09,910 --> 01:12:13,370
health and safety concerns to those persons.

1068
01:12:14,690 --> 01:12:23,130
Council did not prove that recommendation and requested that we consider parking by permit.

1069
01:12:23,810 --> 01:12:28,730
That was brought back and in January again failed.

1070
01:12:28,730 --> 01:12:37,950
So tonight I'm here and I'm going to I have no direction to provide you other than what your options are and

1071
01:12:37,950 --> 01:12:41,310
based on the areas I'm going to present

1072
01:12:41,310 --> 01:12:48,450
Maybe help you make some decisions on recommendations to staff. So I went through U.S. for data

1073
01:12:48,450 --> 01:12:57,090
We did have staff Jennifer motion heart went out and off hours to take some pictures and in addition to that

1074
01:12:57,090 --> 01:13:02,090
I went through the aerial photos that we have to see what, you know, what we could document.

1075
01:13:02,770 --> 01:13:06,530
And while it is a little hard to see given the size because I tried to capture the whole

1076
01:13:06,530 --> 01:13:14,910
road, you can see from March of 2022 there are three vehicles parked along the road.

1077
01:13:15,390 --> 01:13:23,850
Two of them are directly behind the truck stop and there is one in front of the hotel next

1078
01:13:23,850 --> 01:13:25,450
to the farm field.

1079
01:13:25,450 --> 01:13:34,570
If we go to 2021, there is one, maybe two, hard to tell, right behind the truck stop.

1080
01:13:36,030 --> 01:13:43,890
In 2020, I have one across from the truck stop, and then there's two vehicles parked at the end of the road.

1081
01:13:45,270 --> 01:13:52,210
In February, there's a few vehicles here, and then another one on this side behind Starbucks.

1082
01:13:53,370 --> 01:14:03,530
In 15, there is a slew of vehicles parked at the end, and one across from here, two at the truck stop,

1083
01:14:04,110 --> 01:14:07,430
one at this hotel, and quite a few at this hotel.

1084
01:14:08,230 --> 01:14:17,690
But 2015 is the only year I have documented aerial proof of their being a large-ish amount of vehicles parked along the roadway.

1085
01:14:18,390 --> 01:14:21,110
And looking at what that means to the roadway.

1086
01:14:21,810 --> 01:14:23,870
Jennifer was, she went out quite a few times.

1087
01:14:23,910 --> 01:14:27,870
She's already captured cars parked and what that looked like for the area.

1088
01:14:28,170 --> 01:14:32,270
So you can get, there was a lot of discussion about how congested the roadway is,

1089
01:14:32,310 --> 01:14:36,730
and whether or not it's two vehicles, these are a good documentation of what the road looks like,

1090
01:14:36,870 --> 01:14:40,890
even with two vehicles parked on either side, one on either side.

1091
01:14:41,630 --> 01:14:43,890
The road is still wide enough for two cars to pass.

1092
01:14:45,660 --> 01:14:49,800
This one of the good ones has quite a few trucks actually parked along the roadway.

1093
01:14:50,740 --> 01:14:55,340
I will say it is difficult to see coming out and this is a good document in photo of trucks.

1094
01:14:55,500 --> 01:14:58,240
Vehicles trying to come out of the driveway, not being able to see around the vehicles.

1095
01:14:58,440 --> 01:14:58,960
The trucks.

1096
01:14:59,900 --> 01:14:59,960
But...

1097
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:08,060
Again, the road is pretty wide and up for two vehicles and we didn't see any debris or trash that

1098
01:15:08,060 --> 01:15:11,500
doesn't mean it wasn't there and doesn't mean that they didn't pick up off of themselves.

1099
01:15:12,360 --> 01:15:21,300
So, there is document approved of vehicles parking there at various times. There were a few two cars

1100
01:15:21,300 --> 01:15:26,720
that she went out and wasn't able to find any vehicles parked. So, there's

1101
01:15:29,380 --> 01:15:30,260
one at night too.

1102
01:15:32,240 --> 01:15:34,140
That's what we have for that.

1103
01:15:34,300 --> 01:15:37,500
As far as what the direction could be,

1104
01:15:39,360 --> 01:15:43,400
we have the option of doing no parking on one side.

1105
01:15:43,520 --> 01:15:45,960
Both sides, part of the road, the whole road,

1106
01:15:47,300 --> 01:15:49,160
and the same for no parking zones

1107
01:15:49,160 --> 01:15:52,240
or some combination of the two depending on what council directs.

1108
01:15:52,360 --> 01:15:54,340
Or we can leave it as is.

1109
01:15:54,520 --> 01:15:58,080
And as it is now, it is open.

1110
01:16:01,240 --> 01:16:02,620
Questions thoughts, discussions?

1111
01:16:04,080 --> 01:16:07,360
It was a town place that has the contract.

1112
01:16:08,640 --> 01:16:09,260
Yes.

1113
01:16:09,900 --> 01:16:10,420
We believe so.

1114
01:16:10,760 --> 01:16:12,780
I was only the one hotel.

1115
01:16:13,320 --> 01:16:15,440
And their contract isn't necessarily what truckers is.

1116
01:16:16,720 --> 01:16:21,560
But they might may have an oversized vehicle that can't get into the parking lot.

1117
01:16:22,780 --> 01:16:26,360
My stance obviously is stated many times here.

1118
01:16:27,420 --> 01:16:39,480
But I would say looking at everything and having the farmer who had come out the time talking about the issue he had, he's got to work.

1119
01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:41,320
And he's having to deal with this issue.

1120
01:16:41,480 --> 01:16:43,240
So he's like, okay, I'm not going to do what I need to do today.

1121
01:16:43,260 --> 01:16:44,540
I'm going to have to wait that way.

1122
01:16:44,600 --> 01:16:46,200
I can go pick everything up and knock it all at one time.

1123
01:16:46,400 --> 01:16:48,160
I don't think that's fair to him, right?

1124
01:16:48,900 --> 01:16:54,840
I think if we were to propose a no parking on the side with the farmland.

1125
01:16:55,540 --> 01:17:04,300
on the east side, on the west side, where there's the hotels, I mean, just leave it open.

1126
01:17:05,280 --> 01:17:10,920
Those businesses, they've already have janitorial staff if, you know, they go out there and clean it up.

1127
01:17:11,300 --> 01:17:14,740
I mean, they're already having to go out there and do parking lot suites all the time anyway.

1128
01:17:14,900 --> 01:17:17,700
I mean, that's just part of the nature of that business.

1129
01:17:18,560 --> 01:17:22,580
It's just one more thing, if they've got people parking out there, I understand that,

1130
01:17:22,580 --> 01:17:28,660
Some of these trackers are maybe just people that hey, I don't want to go to the truck stop, you know

1131
01:17:28,660 --> 01:17:35,460
No parking for the full link or just the one on the east side on the one side

1132
01:17:35,460 --> 01:17:40,840
But are you proposing by permit on the west side or no parking by permitted all just no parking

1133
01:17:41,640 --> 01:17:46,480
Parking by permit. I don't agree with that at all. I

1134
01:17:46,480 --> 01:17:50,040
Failed I know that we have someone signed up. Do you want to speak?

1135
01:17:51,680 --> 01:17:57,380
Yes, please come forth. Sorry. No, it's my fault. It's not yours. It's my fault.

1136
01:17:58,020 --> 01:18:00,160
He and I chatted about maybe he didn't, maybe he didn't.

1137
01:18:00,280 --> 01:18:03,720
No, no, yeah, absolutely. And this is real quick. By the way, Philip's loop.

1138
01:18:04,120 --> 01:18:08,380
Twenty seven, three, two, zero. I'm the director of sales over there at the town's place.

1139
01:18:09,460 --> 01:18:13,080
I actually sort of like that idea that you have.

1140
01:18:13,080 --> 01:18:18,220
However, maybe modify it to where most of our traffic happens,

1141
01:18:18,980 --> 01:18:23,980
sundown, to sunrise, and I have never seen that farm

1142
01:18:23,980 --> 01:18:25,420
route there after sundown.

1143
01:18:26,560 --> 01:18:30,580
And on that side of the road, I think that, you know,

1144
01:18:30,600 --> 01:18:32,440
I know like downtown cities normally have like no parking

1145
01:18:32,440 --> 01:18:33,500
between these hours.

1146
01:18:35,520 --> 01:18:38,200
That would absolutely work for us, because our check-in

1147
01:18:38,200 --> 01:18:41,040
is not until 3 p.m. anyways, and if they have to wait a few

1148
01:18:41,040 --> 01:18:46,560
hours. Later, we still have all of that other parking. We normally get them when they're

1149
01:18:46,560 --> 01:18:51,740
coming and they can't make the trip to Houston or if they have a city event, they're

1150
01:18:51,740 --> 01:18:56,900
going to be gone by 70 in many ways, most of the time. And so just to put that as part of

1151
01:18:56,900 --> 01:19:00,220
the ordinance, if that kind of sweetens the deal up.

1152
01:19:00,840 --> 01:19:06,800
So, explain again what you're saying that it be no parking. The side that you want no parking,

1153
01:19:07,580 --> 01:19:09,680
But allow parking at night.

1154
01:19:09,700 --> 01:19:10,200
I'll park it.

1155
01:19:10,400 --> 01:19:11,140
Yes, ma'am.

1156
01:19:11,140 --> 01:19:11,580
Thank you.

1157
01:19:11,580 --> 01:19:16,080
My thing is that if I remember correct, he was talking about the trash that they

1158
01:19:16,080 --> 01:19:16,860
throw out after.

1159
01:19:17,400 --> 01:19:21,600
So to me that wouldn't work, I would throw this to a no parking period because they're

1160
01:19:21,600 --> 01:19:25,820
going to park there, they're going to trash out in the evening and when I was driving

1161
01:19:25,820 --> 01:19:32,040
by that's what I was seeing just being actually talked about the bags of, anyway, stuff.

1162
01:19:32,560 --> 01:19:32,680
Yeah.

1163
01:19:32,680 --> 01:19:36,760
I know, and I understand that portion of it,

1164
01:19:36,760 --> 01:19:38,280
but if they're staying in the hotel anyways,

1165
01:19:38,960 --> 01:19:40,860
they're not going to be doing that.

1166
01:19:41,200 --> 01:19:42,900
I know that we have a large plate.

1167
01:19:43,040 --> 01:19:45,820
Well, what's happening is your guys are staying there at your hotel,

1168
01:19:45,840 --> 01:19:47,860
but other ones, they'll use that,

1169
01:19:48,380 --> 01:19:50,540
instead of going to the truck stop, they'll park there

1170
01:19:50,540 --> 01:19:54,340
and instead of paying for your hotel,

1171
01:19:54,700 --> 01:19:55,820
they'll see other trucks park there,

1172
01:19:55,960 --> 01:19:59,120
they'll pull in there and park in the sleep in their sleeper,

1173
01:19:59,480 --> 01:20:01,300
that doesn't have a toilet, that doesn't have a restroom.

1174
01:20:02,500 --> 01:20:10,480
So, and I understand in the two, sorry, four years I've been there, I've maybe seen that once,

1175
01:20:11,040 --> 01:20:14,380
like in the four years, and I actually used to work night audit over there as well.

1176
01:20:14,940 --> 01:20:20,360
So, I would directly the person that would be walking the property constantly and checking for things like that.

1177
01:20:20,680 --> 01:20:27,200
I mean, if you guys have seen that, then you guys have seen that, but being there for four years, I've never seen that.

1178
01:20:27,200 --> 01:20:29,620
The only time I've ever seen trash when it comes to that

1179
01:20:29,620 --> 01:20:31,480
when the construction crews were out there.

1180
01:20:31,820 --> 01:20:33,840
And that was when my Dutch brothers was working.

1181
01:20:34,420 --> 01:20:36,000
There's a couple others like source power.

1182
01:20:36,520 --> 01:20:38,800
They'll be sitting out there,

1183
01:20:39,000 --> 01:20:41,420
like throwing away their trash and a bunch of other stuff.

1184
01:20:41,600 --> 01:20:43,100
But they're not staying at any of the hotels

1185
01:20:43,100 --> 01:20:44,280
and they're not the truckers.

1186
01:20:45,060 --> 01:20:47,040
So that's another thing that's out there.

1187
01:20:47,460 --> 01:20:48,820
So if that's all I had and thank you for your time.

1188
01:20:49,020 --> 01:20:49,880
Thank you very much.

1189
01:20:50,060 --> 01:20:51,540
I apologize for not letting you speak initially.

1190
01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:52,020
That's

1191
01:21:10,360 --> 01:21:10,880
a pleasure.

1192
01:21:10,880 --> 01:21:15,140
So, there's not a safety issue, there's a crash issue.

1193
01:21:15,960 --> 01:21:19,760
It's a, I would not say it is a traffic safety issue.

1194
01:21:20,320 --> 01:21:26,600
There may be a health safety issue given the nature of the debris and trash that is being disposed of in this area.

1195
01:21:26,680 --> 01:21:27,940
Any other health safety

1196
01:21:30,150 --> 01:21:30,670
issue?

1197
01:21:30,690 --> 01:21:32,050
I thought I can speak to.

1198
01:21:32,270 --> 01:21:32,710
Any other,

1199
01:21:45,040 --> 01:21:51,780
the only other thing I can speak to is that this photo is a perfect picture of that is trying to leave those driveways.

1200
01:21:51,780 --> 01:22:10,980
You can kind of see given this picture, there is a terrain difference, and so when you're coming out the driveway is you're coming down a hill, and then there's trucks parked like in this case on either side of that driveway, you have to creep out to see around them, which is what's happening in this photo with the black pickup.

1201
01:22:31,480 --> 01:22:39,480
What was discussed at the last meeting was having documentation of how many permits would be given out if the hotels were to get out permits.

1202
01:22:39,480 --> 01:22:46,420
and then we could have actual documentation of some sort of how many vehicles are there.

1203
01:22:47,180 --> 01:22:51,200
Are, you know, when we send step out to do things, even if it's after hours or on weekends,

1204
01:22:52,200 --> 01:22:56,400
you're only capturing that moment, whereas if we had data from the hotels of when they're

1205
01:22:56,400 --> 01:23:00,540
issuing the permits, we would have 24-7 data.

1206
01:23:04,410 --> 01:23:05,510
That was not approved.

1207
01:23:05,730 --> 01:23:06,330
Yes, that's not true.

1208
01:23:06,330 --> 01:23:06,470
That's true.

1209
01:23:06,690 --> 01:23:12,050
We can always ask, you know, you know, the clients that are coming in, you know, I'm sure,

1210
01:23:12,050 --> 01:23:15,030
You know, you guys would be more than willing to, hey, communicate that.

1211
01:23:15,030 --> 01:23:19,810
This is how many people we have on X amount of days and that way we can actually look at

1212
01:23:28,130 --> 01:23:30,690
that.

1213
01:23:30,950 --> 01:23:32,490
Public trash cans?

1214
01:23:32,710 --> 01:23:33,290
No, sir.

1215
01:23:33,770 --> 01:23:36,210
There are trash cans after hotels at their entrances.

1216
01:23:36,630 --> 01:23:37,690
We did confirm that.

1217
01:23:38,410 --> 01:23:43,750
So the theory was when we were discussing it with the hotels previously that they would provide documentation

1218
01:23:44,970 --> 01:23:49,970
and education for lack of better terms that when their tenants came in and checked in

1219
01:23:49,970 --> 01:23:54,310
to remind them we have trust receptacles if you have trash and you're be a goal or outside please

1220
01:23:54,870 --> 01:23:56,370
put it in the receptacle.

1221
01:24:02,010 --> 01:24:05,650
The only concern I would have with that is that there is future

1222
01:24:05,650 --> 01:24:11,170
development potential and we may have to move them or relocate them when in a new roadways new

1223
01:24:11,170 --> 01:24:17,030
driveways happen because it may come in in those areas. That would also negate the no parking.

1224
01:24:18,070 --> 01:24:21,170
We might encourage you to those trash cans for things that are not.

1225
01:24:21,770 --> 01:24:26,910
You guys, I just got to note that the people online cannot hear us because we're not speaking into our microphones.

1226
01:24:27,950 --> 01:24:30,530
I would just like us to see, see us do something.

1227
01:24:32,030 --> 01:24:36,410
Because I feel like we've been great conversation, but I feel like we've just been delighted to hear us.

1228
01:24:37,250 --> 01:24:41,450
I personally would be in favor of permits, but I can go without the permits, that's okay.

1229
01:24:41,970 --> 01:24:45,870
I think proper action definitely is no parking on the side.

1230
01:24:45,870 --> 01:24:50,170
that hopefully would stop the issue that was originally brought to us.

1231
01:24:50,410 --> 01:24:53,230
I'm not convinced that the issue would not continue on the west side,

1232
01:24:53,870 --> 01:24:56,650
but what I do want is what we discussed in meeting our two back.

1233
01:24:56,930 --> 01:25:00,110
Let's review this after six months or whatever time frame.

1234
01:25:00,430 --> 01:25:04,110
See if what we enact if it's working or if it's not.

1235
01:25:04,810 --> 01:25:06,250
Maybe we have to go to permits later,

1236
01:25:06,430 --> 01:25:09,070
or maybe we have to go to, I think, what Councilman Keller said

1237
01:25:09,070 --> 01:25:10,530
and just have no parking on both sides.

1238
01:25:10,870 --> 01:25:12,630
But I just want to see us do something.

1239
01:25:14,410 --> 01:25:19,710
I did want to mention that I have actually been out there several times as well following up on this.

1240
01:25:20,410 --> 01:25:27,710
And from my, and we had a couple of minutes out there, Monica, and all crews, was at that hotel, giving a speech in the morning.

1241
01:25:28,410 --> 01:25:32,510
I kind of agree with the shortest and some of her observations.

1242
01:25:32,510 --> 01:25:39,910
I did have a long conversation with the farmer there, and he had made the comment that he hasn't started farming that property,

1243
01:25:39,910 --> 01:25:44,350
because he's afraid that we're going to do something that's going to be trashed again, and

1244
01:25:44,350 --> 01:25:48,330
then later on, I brought up the fact that, well, I've been out there several times, and I

1245
01:25:48,330 --> 01:25:52,110
haven't seen the trash. And then he made the comment that he's been cleaning it up.

1246
01:25:52,330 --> 01:25:56,350
As I said, we just said you had been out there. I don't know where the, the truth lies.

1247
01:25:56,470 --> 01:26:00,910
I just haven't seen the trash out there the times, and I've been out there the four or five times.

1248
01:26:01,290 --> 01:26:07,390
I wasn't smart enough to take pictures like Jennifer West, but I just, you know, from that perspective,

1249
01:26:08,830 --> 01:26:11,770
I haven't seen the trash, but I know that

1250
01:26:11,770 --> 01:26:14,970
we work with the council members, too.

1251
01:26:15,250 --> 01:26:18,130
I mean, with the hotels to make sure that they're

1252
01:26:18,130 --> 01:26:20,670
reviewing, you know, picking up trash, making rounds.

1253
01:26:21,870 --> 01:26:22,430
That kind of stuff.

1254
01:26:22,550 --> 01:26:23,830
But I'm not advocating one way or the other.

1255
01:26:23,930 --> 01:26:25,430
I just want to be aware when I have noticed.

1256
01:26:35,480 --> 01:26:38,520
My recommendation was to still do some monitoring

1257
01:26:38,520 --> 01:26:43,360
and work with everybody to leave this the way it is for now.

1258
01:26:43,360 --> 01:26:48,220
Let us take some continue to go out every two or three days, take more pictures.

1259
01:26:49,920 --> 01:26:53,360
I mean, staff is in that area all the time, we can have various staffs.

1260
01:26:53,680 --> 01:26:57,520
They are driving by, shane, TM, they come down 203.

1261
01:26:57,660 --> 01:26:58,400
Send a picture.

1262
01:26:58,720 --> 01:27:04,200
Do some, you know, just work as a team to, you know, so just all put on Jennifer, myself, whoever it is,

1263
01:27:04,920 --> 01:27:07,220
to try to take some more pictures, get more data.

1264
01:27:07,600 --> 01:27:09,740
See how we trucks are out there, follow up on the trash.

1265
01:27:09,740 --> 01:27:14,940
I mean, the also the problem is with this, and I mentioned this to the, to the, to the, to the, to the farm where it's like,

1266
01:27:14,960 --> 01:27:21,660
this is a hard corner area of 123 and ITN, which is a major intersection and you've got several businesses there.

1267
01:27:22,020 --> 01:27:27,800
And so dumpsters from all these businesses could be blowing trash and it's all going to end up in, in, somewhere.

1268
01:27:28,380 --> 01:27:34,120
And so you see this at a lot of major intersections where you just have more trash than you would normally will just cause them out of people there,

1269
01:27:34,120 --> 01:27:46,800
with the convenience stores, restaurants, and so forth, Starbucks, people parking, so it could be some of these people, so it's just, it's a difficult situation, but.

1270
01:27:47,000 --> 01:27:55,320
As the farmer provided any proof and pictures of all the times he's going out picking up.

1271
01:27:55,740 --> 01:28:01,800
He did initially, but he's indicating that he's continuing to do this.

1272
01:28:01,800 --> 01:28:05,820
Yes, I haven't received any actual photo documentation or a proof of that.

1273
01:28:08,100 --> 01:28:12,120
The nature of his complaint, I wouldn't expect to be fabricated.

1274
01:28:14,200 --> 01:28:15,940
But, um, no, man.

1275
01:28:16,180 --> 01:28:19,140
Is there a pull-out there? We could put a trail cam and monitor that?

1276
01:28:19,140 --> 01:28:20,260
That's a good idea.

1277
01:28:22,720 --> 01:28:29,060
There is some kind of a pull right here. It may be owned by the holiday in though, but

1278
01:28:30,140 --> 01:28:32,120
Here we can get their consent.

1279
01:28:32,440 --> 01:28:33,980
I'm a clerks who put a poll at force.

1280
01:28:36,490 --> 01:28:39,230
After I've given you such a hard time, maybe not.

1281
01:28:45,590 --> 01:28:47,290
There is a gate.

1282
01:28:47,450 --> 01:28:49,330
I know to get into the farm field,

1283
01:28:49,810 --> 01:28:53,790
so it may be something worth discussing with Mr. Alexander

1284
01:28:53,790 --> 01:28:55,670
to see if we can put something on his gate.

1285
01:28:55,930 --> 01:28:56,910
That might be a blue.

1286
01:28:57,130 --> 01:28:58,510
Yeah, that would solve the whole problem.

1287
01:28:59,030 --> 01:29:00,770
Well, development would solve the whole problem,

1288
01:29:00,990 --> 01:29:02,210
and that's a great idea.

1289
01:29:03,170 --> 01:29:03,870
I was going to happen.

1290
01:29:05,240 --> 01:29:13,540
I think there are so many businesses surrounding the area in question and including the highway,

1291
01:29:14,800 --> 01:29:21,600
including, I mean I think it's, there's some truth most likely that this is happening,

1292
01:29:22,480 --> 01:29:31,860
but I just find it hard to place all the blame, a 100% of the blame on the truckers that happen to be renting

1293
01:29:31,860 --> 01:29:33,800
at this particular hotel.

1294
01:29:34,520 --> 01:29:35,880
That's my concern.

1295
01:29:36,420 --> 01:29:41,680
I like the idea of continuing to monitor the situation,

1296
01:29:43,760 --> 01:29:45,960
without placing so many restrictions.

1297
01:29:47,860 --> 01:29:49,000
That's just my suggestion.

1298
01:29:49,980 --> 01:29:50,820
Leave it as it is.

1299
01:29:51,200 --> 01:29:53,520
And just monitor it a little closely,

1300
01:29:54,820 --> 01:29:55,270
and, you know,

1301
01:29:55,820 --> 01:29:59,780
and encourage him to continue to complain.

1302
01:29:59,780 --> 01:29:59,960
Thank you.

1303
01:30:00,850 --> 01:30:14,430
Please, please, this happening, providing for, as the things are a kind that that I think would help us feel better about making such a drastic decision.

1304
01:30:14,590 --> 01:30:17,650
But of the signs I say no?

1305
01:30:17,650 --> 01:30:25,990
I have a lettering maximum fineness and then, tell me, telling me to be monitored by, by my camera, so.

1306
01:30:26,090 --> 01:30:27,950
For valent I am a little bit of a good deal.

1307
01:30:39,950 --> 01:30:44,950
If you tell you, I'm really, I'm leaning toward not doing anything at all.

1308
01:30:46,450 --> 01:30:51,890
I mean, we've talked about this, this is our third time, and I don't know how much time you spent on it, Melissa, and then Jennifer spent on it.

1309
01:30:52,230 --> 01:30:57,570
I know I've driven by there, but it's been in the evening when I'm coming back from somewhere, and there's nothing there.

1310
01:30:57,890 --> 01:31:01,890
There's a few trucks there, but there's nothing there, and that's only been about, there's only been three times.

1311
01:31:02,470 --> 01:31:06,910
I've driven through it, but it's typically during business hours, and there's nobody parked there.

1312
01:31:06,910 --> 01:31:09,970
mine was in the evening and they were trucks parked there but there was nothing there.

1313
01:31:13,550 --> 01:31:15,070
Any other thoughts? She needs direction.

1314
01:31:15,990 --> 01:31:17,310
I agree. Nothing right now.

1315
01:31:18,190 --> 01:31:23,710
You know, document. If the farmer notices dumping, documents, send it over.

1316
01:31:24,270 --> 01:31:28,510
There's no help area. I mean, even if it's don't pick it up, that way, hey,

1317
01:31:28,650 --> 01:31:32,810
come and check this out right now. There's tires all the things like that. That way, we can see that.

1318
01:31:36,270 --> 01:31:37,150
Anybody else?

1319
01:31:43,160 --> 01:31:45,820
do you want signs now? Is that what you're saying?

1320
01:31:46,140 --> 01:31:47,780
He's got my number.

1321
01:31:47,800 --> 01:31:50,520
I'll hear a dollar quick.

1322
01:31:51,100 --> 01:31:52,660
And now he's got Steve Sell number.

1323
01:31:56,900 --> 01:32:01,680
And I would like to request that the hotels take

1324
01:32:01,680 --> 01:32:03,280
to take some proactive stuff.

1325
01:32:03,760 --> 01:32:05,360
If that's he trash out there.

1326
01:32:05,540 --> 01:32:06,620
Help us be part of the solution.

1327
01:32:12,290 --> 01:32:14,950
Yes, I've been getting text that they can't hear us because we're not speaking

1328
01:32:14,950 --> 01:32:15,730
into our microphones?

1329
01:32:16,690 --> 01:32:18,750
And that's actually every day thing.

1330
01:32:18,990 --> 01:32:21,910
We have two maintenance crews, house person.

1331
01:32:22,830 --> 01:32:26,950
Their entire job is to walk to property, well maintenance is more than that.

1332
01:32:27,630 --> 01:32:31,070
But part of their job is to walk to property, make sure that trash, because that has to

1333
01:32:31,070 --> 01:32:32,250
do with a Mary-Op standard anyways.

1334
01:32:32,790 --> 01:32:37,830
We cannot have that, and they can actually pull flags of stuff like that, is out there.

1335
01:32:38,050 --> 01:32:42,810
So that's why when we're hearing about this, and we don't see anything about it as a concern,

1336
01:32:42,810 --> 01:32:44,670
and, you know, we've been there for 10 years.

1337
01:32:45,230 --> 01:32:47,410
And I know you said he's complaining before.

1338
01:32:47,890 --> 01:32:50,190
The only time when all these complaints started,

1339
01:32:50,930 --> 01:32:52,290
where there were a lot of survey crews going out

1340
01:32:52,290 --> 01:32:53,370
actually on his property,

1341
01:32:53,990 --> 01:32:56,270
as personally the first time I ever saw that gentleman

1342
01:32:56,270 --> 01:33:01,170
was in the council meeting and my office faces his property lines.

1343
01:33:01,290 --> 01:33:03,590
And is your crew go across the street or no?

1344
01:33:03,690 --> 01:33:05,230
They definitely walk on the outside of the property

1345
01:33:05,230 --> 01:33:07,010
and if they do say anything in the street, obviously,

1346
01:33:07,590 --> 01:33:10,390
we find some responsibility for that to make shorts clean

1347
01:33:10,390 --> 01:33:12,270
because ultimately when they come in,

1348
01:33:12,270 --> 01:33:16,770
The first thing they're going to see is the road and, you know, it's a perception thing.

1349
01:33:16,790 --> 01:33:17,490
We appreciate that.

1350
01:33:17,710 --> 01:33:18,010
Absolutely.

1351
01:33:18,310 --> 01:33:20,890
And if we see anything, we will absolutely report it.

1352
01:33:21,170 --> 01:33:21,190
Okay.

1353
01:33:21,390 --> 01:33:21,930
Thank you.

1354
01:33:22,130 --> 01:33:22,790
That's good.

1355
01:33:23,150 --> 01:33:24,030
I appreciate that.

1356
01:33:24,370 --> 01:33:27,930
So, is it consensus not to do anything at all but continue to monitor?

1357
01:33:29,190 --> 01:33:30,030
At this time.

1358
01:33:30,570 --> 01:33:31,490
Have I good with that?

1359
01:33:32,310 --> 01:33:33,210
Littering signs?

1360
01:33:35,370 --> 01:33:35,850
Sure.

1361
01:33:36,670 --> 01:33:37,610
No camera, though.

1362
01:33:39,090 --> 01:33:39,270
Yeah.

1363
01:33:39,830 --> 01:33:40,230
Thank you.

1364
01:33:40,410 --> 01:33:41,210
Thank you very much.

1365
01:33:41,210 --> 01:33:44,430
and thank you for your time. In Jennifer, thank you for your travels.

1366
01:33:47,630 --> 01:33:49,330
Thank you all very much.

1367
01:33:51,030 --> 01:33:55,190
Jen, item nine is a club moving into closed session. It's a closed session regarding a personnel

1368
01:33:55,190 --> 01:34:00,590
matter in accordance with section 551.074. The annual evaluation of the City Manager in

1369
01:34:00,590 --> 01:34:05,430
amending the employment agreement. We are going to move into my office, you guys do not need to leave.

1370
01:34:05,830 --> 01:34:07,590
We are going to move into my office.

1371
01:34:09,730 --> 01:34:11,910
There's no pizza in there, but I'm pretty hungry,

1372
01:34:11,910 --> 01:34:18,060
But now, Mark said he can monitor if he can.

1373
02:45:32,900 --> 02:45:37,120
Thank you, though. I appreciate it, darn it. There's too much happening on the 10th floor.

1374
02:45:37,120 --> 02:45:39,500
I was a friend.

1375
02:46:00,800 --> 02:46:01,220
I was a friend.

1376
02:46:01,660 --> 02:46:02,340
I was a friend.

1377
02:46:02,340 --> 02:46:02,480
I was a friend.

1378
02:46:04,260 --> 02:46:05,360
No, let me go.

1379
02:46:05,800 --> 02:46:06,840
I'm a friend.

1380
02:46:07,300 --> 02:46:10,460
No, I'm a friend.

1381
02:46:10,720 --> 02:46:11,700
I'm a friend.

1382
02:46:11,980 --> 02:46:12,100
I'm a friend.

1383
02:46:12,620 --> 02:46:13,020
I'm a friend.

1384
02:46:18,740 --> 02:46:20,120
I'm a friend.

1385
02:46:27,160 --> 02:46:27,820
Thank you,

1386
02:46:30,580 --> 02:46:30,580
Paul.

1387
02:46:32,340 --> 02:46:32,460
No, what?

1388
02:46:35,010 --> 02:46:36,850
That sounds like a fun tale.

1389
02:46:48,380 --> 02:46:49,020
Are

1390
02:47:02,430 --> 02:47:03,490
you ready?

1391
02:47:09,280 --> 02:47:17,520
I'm reconvening it is 18 and I'm reconvening our regular council meeting for an action item

1392
02:47:17,520 --> 02:47:27,920
24 0 6 7 which is a resolution the city council the city of Sigean Texas amending the employment agreement for the city manager and authorizing the mayor to execute such an agreement

1393
02:47:27,920 --> 02:47:30,980
Would anyone like to publicly say anything?

1394
02:47:31,300 --> 02:47:36,160
I would. Steve, I just think you're doing a really good job. Really appreciate everything you've been doing around town.

1395
02:47:37,740 --> 02:47:42,520
The only thing that I would add is Jackson is still waiting on his paycheck.

1396
02:47:43,300 --> 02:47:44,980
So I don't know what you need to do to get that clear.

1397
02:47:45,380 --> 02:47:47,520
He told me to make sure I told you that.

1398
02:47:47,520 --> 02:47:51,460
And he's still waiting.

1399
02:47:52,580 --> 02:47:54,680
He has to receive that.

1400
02:47:55,060 --> 02:47:56,000
Anyone else?

1401
02:47:56,000 --> 02:48:04,000
Steve, I just want to say publicly, we just appreciate all you've done for this city, it's

1402
02:48:04,000 --> 02:48:05,340
not going notice.

1403
02:48:07,380 --> 02:48:12,000
Anyone that would follow you and we're not talking of you needing to go

1404
02:48:12,000 --> 02:48:25,240
anywhere where we have to discuss anyone following you. There's huge shoes to fill with you

1405
02:48:25,240 --> 02:48:34,640
the entire council. We thank you. We thank you for all you've done through times of difficulty in your life.

1406
02:48:34,980 --> 02:48:44,460
You've continued to just push through and be here, so we just really, really want to show our appreciation to you for all you did.

1407
02:48:44,460 --> 02:48:57,160
A lot, there's much more than a professional relationship between the Council and you and it's, there's a lot of love that, uh, two-way street.

1408
02:48:58,160 --> 02:49:07,540
We know that, uh, you care for this community, you love this community and, uh, from everybody that I talk to, everybody loves you.

1409
02:49:07,540 --> 02:49:14,020
the job you're doing and and again the word is possibly under you you

1410
02:49:14,020 --> 02:49:19,160
utilize but I think I would represent everybody by saying we love you

1411
02:49:22,520 --> 02:49:23,240
and I just

1412
02:49:23,240 --> 02:49:27,900
want to say you represent our city with enthusiasm dedication and commitment but

1413
02:49:27,900 --> 02:49:31,840
you know that you're really solution driven you're not a no person it's a

1414
02:49:31,840 --> 02:49:34,700
how can we make it work and I've said that before and that's a truth it's not

1415
02:49:34,700 --> 02:49:39,320
I know it's a how can make it work you solve problems and solutions you love the

1416
02:49:39,320 --> 02:49:43,880
on one with people, you give out your cell phone number and your email to more people than I

1417
02:49:43,880 --> 02:49:52,260
think I can even know. Respond. Any response? Yes. And for many, many years, whether we want to

1418
02:49:52,260 --> 02:49:56,960
say it or not, we have done things one way and we're not doing that anymore. And that's because

1419
02:49:56,960 --> 02:50:02,480
of you and I appreciate that. You look for employees at the next level, look to the future,

1420
02:50:02,660 --> 02:50:07,940
who give us a new view, future thoughts and experiences. You strengthen and allow directors to lead

1421
02:50:07,940 --> 02:50:11,380
employees autonomously, but is available when they need direction or help.

1422
02:50:11,460 --> 02:50:13,320
And you rob good people from other communities.

1423
02:50:13,320 --> 02:50:14,980
And we like that.

1424
02:50:15,080 --> 02:50:15,760
Thanks, Kim.

1425
02:50:16,480 --> 02:50:19,240
You're an integral part of development and recruitment efforts.

1426
02:50:19,700 --> 02:50:24,260
You're always repensiguing Texas, and I didn't say that, but you're always repensiguing Texas.

1427
02:50:25,480 --> 02:50:28,840
I talked to some of the directors, and they all talked about how easy and supportive you are.

1428
02:50:29,080 --> 02:50:32,800
You're creative with your solutions and encourage them to think outside the box and to the future.

1429
02:50:33,860 --> 02:50:36,320
And you know, I've talked to your peers, because I run into them lately.

1430
02:50:36,980 --> 02:50:42,860
And he's admired, often sought out for advice and mentoring, and they all spoke well of his integrity,

1431
02:50:43,240 --> 02:50:44,580
energy, creativity, and honesty.

1432
02:50:45,360 --> 02:50:46,480
So we love you, Steve.

1433
02:50:47,720 --> 02:50:49,000
And I will entertain a motion.

1434
02:50:51,230 --> 02:50:54,970
I would like to make the motion on behalf of the City Council.

1435
02:50:55,430 --> 02:50:57,390
We would like to make the following recommendation.

1436
02:50:58,790 --> 02:51:04,730
A 2.5% merit increase totaling 298,800.

1437
02:51:04,730 --> 02:51:20,470
I'm sorry, let me start over 298,000, $80 in 51 cents, which is an increase of 7,270 in 26 cents to your current base pay.

1438
02:51:21,010 --> 02:51:27,810
We'd also like to recommend a merit incentive payment, a one-time incentive payment of $10,000.

1439
02:51:27,810 --> 02:51:34,930
And a much need at 20 additional hours, a personal leave, which will bring your total annual

1440
02:51:34,930 --> 02:51:38,530
personal leave hours to 80 hours or two.

1441
02:51:40,860 --> 02:51:41,340
Thank you.

1442
02:51:41,460 --> 02:51:41,960
Do you have a second?

1443
02:51:41,960 --> 02:51:44,000
Back on the mode.

1444
02:51:47,740 --> 02:51:51,580
Councilmember Carter moves with Councilmember Mendez, seconding.

1445
02:51:51,640 --> 02:51:53,160
Any further discussion or comment?

1446
02:51:53,480 --> 02:51:55,340
The 2.5% Mayor.

1447
02:51:59,760 --> 02:52:00,580
All employees.

1448
02:52:00,580 --> 02:52:01,060
city

1449
02:52:04,290 --> 02:52:05,650
policy.

1450
02:52:05,650 --> 02:52:05,990
All

1451
02:52:10,050 --> 02:52:10,970
the city manager.

1452
02:52:12,070 --> 02:52:13,010
It's a consistent policy.

1453
02:52:13,290 --> 02:52:14,510
So yes, thank you Paul.

1454
02:52:15,490 --> 02:52:16,390
Any other comments?

1455
02:52:17,150 --> 02:52:19,130
All those in favor signify by saying aye.

1456
02:52:19,390 --> 02:52:19,510
Aye.

1457
02:52:19,890 --> 02:52:22,410
Same sign opposed motion carries.

1458
02:52:22,910 --> 02:52:23,690
Thank you.

1459
02:52:27,260 --> 02:52:28,480
I know he's ready to go home.

1460
02:52:28,480 --> 02:52:31,300
But I just, I got to thank the team.

1461
02:52:31,700 --> 02:52:34,840
I am blessed with one of the most awesome organizations.

1462
02:52:36,080 --> 02:52:39,320
And all the directors, all the staff members,

1463
02:52:39,320 --> 02:52:46,080
go above and beyond high level customer service and this is a time when we're in a very fast

1464
02:52:46,080 --> 02:52:51,420
growth mode and so without leaders like y'all helping the championing and being able to

1465
02:52:51,420 --> 02:52:56,880
explain the benefits of growing fast but how we're growing smart. I just can't say enough about

1466
02:52:56,880 --> 02:53:01,020
this community, how they stepped up for me, when my wife passed away, how y'all stepped up for me,

1467
02:53:01,300 --> 02:53:06,600
when my wife passed away, how my team stepped up, I was the way this made me realize this is my

1468
02:53:06,600 --> 02:53:14,560
As long as you all have it, this is my forever home. I love it here. I am the best of this community, and I will continue to vote for 100%.

1469
02:53:14,560 --> 02:53:18,040
This is a great organization. Very blessed. Thank you.

1470
02:53:19,440 --> 02:53:20,320
Thank you.

1471
02:53:23,960 --> 02:53:28,180
Moving on to agenda item 11. It is adjournment and we are adjourned.

1472
02:53:28,560 --> 02:53:33,440
8. 24. Thank you all so very much. Thank you for staying and having that conversation.